Conuber

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

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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderLittorinimorpha
FamilyNaticidae

Habitatmarine

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

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Instance of: taxon
Image: Conuber sordidum Zoological Illustrations Volume II Plate 79.jpg

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taxon name: Conuber
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Conuber

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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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