Conus kaiserae
| Conus kaiserae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. kaiserae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus kaiserae (Tenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus kaiserae 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 21 mm and 28 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Cocos Island, Pacific Costa Rica
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus kaiserae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723803 on 2015-10-13
External links
| External identifiers for Conus kaiserae | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 723803 |
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