Conus cagarralensis

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

Conus cagarralensis 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 17 mm.

Distribution

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

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus cagarralensis (Cossignani, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758169 on 2015-08-03

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 cagarralensis
WoRMS	758169

To World Register of Marine Species

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