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Conus litteratus

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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824
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Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at
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The size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 186 mm. The thick, heavy shell has a flat
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Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015).
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One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails.
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It can be found in sand in and among coral in shallow water.
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Index


Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Conoidea
Conidae
Conus
Binomial name
Linnaeus
1758
Synonyms
common name
species
predatory
sea snail
marine
gastropod
mollusk
Conidae
cone snail
predatory
venomous

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