Benthofascis
Sign in to saveBenthofascis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conorbidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyConorbidae
Habitatmarine
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- Parent taxon
- Conorbidae
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- Benthofascis
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Benthofascis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conorbidae.
Like other species in the superfamily Conoidea these snails are predatory and venomous, able to inject neurotoxins into their prey with their radula.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Benthofascis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.