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Cancellate cone

Conus cancellatus Hwass, 1792

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCancellate cone
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese格芋螺
Scientific nameConus cancellatus Hwass, 1792

About this species

Conus cancellatus, common name the cancellate cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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; live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Subspecies

Conus cancellatus capricorni Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1967

Conus cancellatus finkli Petuch, 1987 (synonym: Conasprelloides cancellatus finkli (Petuch, 1987) )

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNeogastropoda
FamilyConidae
GenusConus

In Suriname

180Records in Suriname
1916First record
1972Latest record

Records by month

All years combined.

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