''Conuber'' is a
genus
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of
predatory
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sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Naticidae
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family a ...
, the moon snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Conuber'' include:
* ''
Conuber conicum''
(Lamarck, 1822) - Conical Moon Snail.
* ''
Conuber incei''
(Philippi, 1835)
* ''
Conuber melastoma''
(Swainson, 1821)
* ''
Conuber sordidum
''Conuber sordidum'' (originally described as ''Natica sordida'' by Swainson) is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk family Naticidae, the moon snails.Swainson, W. (1820-1821) Zoological Illustrations, or original figur ...
''
(Swainson, 1821)
References
Further reading
* Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
External links
Video of ''Conuber sordidus'' hunting ''Mictyris longicarpus''on
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Naticidae
Taxa named by Harold John Finlay
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