Conus beatrix

Conus beatrix
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus beatrix Tenorio, M.J., G.T. Poppe & S. Tagaro, 2007
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. beatrix
Binomial name
	Conus beatrix; Tenorio, Poppe, & Tagaro, 2007
Synonyms
	Conus (Turriconus) beatrix Tenorio, Poppe & Tagaro, 2007 accepted, alternate representation; Kurodaconus beatrix (Tenorio, Poppe & Tagaro, 2007); Turriconus beatrix (Tenorio, Poppe & Tagaro, 2007);

Conus beatrix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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

The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 31 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

1 2 Conus beatrix Tenorio, Poppe, & Tagaro, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Tenorio M.J., Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2007) New Indo-Pacific Conidae with taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Conus recluzianus. Visaya 2(2): 78–90
Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Conus beatrix Tenorio, Poppe, & Tagaro, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.