Conuber is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[2]
Species
Females of
Conuber conicum lay 'C' shaped eggs in a stiff jelly. They are often mistaken for jellyfish.
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Species within the genus Conuber include:
References
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^ Finlay, H. J. & Marwick, J. (1937). "The Wangaloan and Associated Molluscan Faunas of Kaitagata-Green Island Subdivision". New Zealand Geological Survey Branch, Palaeontological Bulletin No. 15, Wellington, p. 53
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^ Thomas Huelsken; Daniel Tapken; Tim Dahlmann; Heike Wägele; Cynthia Riginos; Michael Hollmann (19 October 2012). "Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within Polinices s.l. (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology". Organisms Diversity and Evolution. 12 (4): 349–375. doi:10.1007/S13127-012-0111-5. ISSN 1439-6092. Wikidata Q56512676.
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^ "Conuber conicus (Lamarck, 1822)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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