Conus lischkeanus

Conus lischkeanus
view of a shell of Conus lischkeanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. lischkeanus
Binomial name
Conus lischkeanus
Synonyms[2]
  • Calamiconus lischkeanus (Weinkauff, 1875)
  • Conus lischkeanus tropicensis Coomans & Filmer, 1985
  • Conus okamotoi Kuroda & Itô, 1961
  • Conus subroseus Röckel & Korn, 1992
  • Conus tropicensis Coomans & Filmer, 1985
  • Conus (Lividoconus) lischkeanus Weinkauff, 1875 - accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus (Rhizoconus) okamotoi Kuroda & Itô, 1961

Conus lischkeanus, the Lischke's cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[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.

  1. ^ Weinkauff, H. C., 1875. Systematisches Conchylien Cabinet.
  2. ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Conus lischkeanus Weinkauff, 1875. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428185 on 26 July 2011