Conus felix
| Conus felix | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. felix |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus felix Fenzan, 2012 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus felix 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 varies between 25 mm and 35 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Indian Ocean off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus felix. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599351 on 2015-09-19
- Fenzan W.J. (2012) A new species of Conus from South Africa (Gastropoda: Conidae). Acta Conchyliorum 11: 11-15
- 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 felix | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 599351 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Plicaustraconus felix
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