Conus kuiperi

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Conus kuiperi
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. kuiperi
Binomial name
Conus kuiperi
Moolenbeek, 2006[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Pseudolilliconus) kuiperi Moolenbeek, 2006 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Pseudolilliconus kuiperi (Moolenbeek, 2006)
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Conus kuiperi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Oman.

References

  • Moolenbeek R.G. 2006. Conus (Lilliconus) kuiperi spec. nov. (Gastropoda, Conidae), from the Sultanate of Oman. Basteria, supplement 3: 83-85

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