Conus damioi
| Conus damioi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. damioi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus damioi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus damioi 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.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Boa Vista Island, Cape Verdes
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus damioi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835610 on 2015-09-09
External links
| External identifiers for Conus damioi | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 835610 |
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