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Conuber

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Conuber is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Conuber is referenced by 5 other articles, and connects out to Mollusca, Wikidata and Animalia.

It sits within the topics Naticidae and Taxa named by Harold John Finlay.

Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderLittorinimorpha
  5. FamilyNaticidae
Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,216
With media
9
Family
Naticidae
Collections
NMV, USNM, AM
Recorded in
Australia, Indonesia

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Conuber sordidum Zoological Illustrations Volume II Plate 79.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview

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Conuber is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

==Species== thumb|left|Females of Conuber conicum lay C-shaped eggs in a stiff jelly. They are often mistaken for jellyfish. Species within the genus Conuber include: Conuber conicum (Lamarck, 1822) - Conical Moon Snail. Conuber incei (Philippi, 1835) Conuber melastoma (Swainson, 1821) Conuber sordidum (Swainson, 1821)

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