Conus gonsaloi
Conus gonsaloi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. gonsaloi |
Binomial name | |
Conus gonsaloi (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus gonsaloi 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.
Distribution
This marine species in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gonsaloi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759961 on 2015-10-02
- Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2014). Cinque nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 84: 21- 27 page(s): 25
- 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 gonsaloi | |
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WoRMS | 759961 |
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