Conus gonsalensis
| Conus gonsalensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. gonsalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus gonsalensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus gonsalensis 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 11 mm.
Distribution
This marine species in the Atlantic Ocean off Maio Island, the Cape Verdes.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gonsalensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816981 on 2015-10-02
- Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2014). Cinque nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 84: 21- 27 page(s): 25
External links
| External identifiers for Conus gonsalensis | |
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| WoRMS | 816981 |
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