Conus fiadeiroi
| Conus fiadeiroi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. fiadeiroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus fiadeiroi (Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus fiadeiroi 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 20 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verdes
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus fiadeiroi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746719 on 2015-09-19
External links
| External identifiers for Conus fiadeiroi | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 746719 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Africonus fiadeiroi
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