Conus diegoi

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

Conus diegoi 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 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verdes

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus diegoi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758174 on 2015-09-11

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 diegoi
WoRMS	758174

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