Conus ednae
| Conus ednae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. ednae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus ednae (Petuch, 2013) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus ednae 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 29 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off Brasil.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus ednae (Petuch, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730579 on 2015-09-15
External links
| External identifiers for Conus ednae | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 730579 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Sandericonus ednae
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