Conus bernardinoi

Conus bernardinoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. bernardinoi
Binomial name
*Conus bernardinoi* (Cossignani, 2014)
Synonyms^[1]
Africonus bernardinoi Cossignani, 2014 Conus (Lautoconus) bernardinoi (Cossignani, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation

Conus bernardinoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell attains 23 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Sal Island, Cape Verdes

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus bernardinoi (Cossignani, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758172 on 2015-07-30

Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23

External links

External identifiers for Conus bernardinoi
WoRMS	758172

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