Conus messiasi
| Conus messiasi | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus messiasi Rolán, E.M. & F. Fernandes, 1990 | |
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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. messiasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus messiasi Rolán & Fernandes in Rolán, 1990 | |
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Conus messiasi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 34 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean in shallow water off the Cape Verdes. This species is known only from the Derrubado area, on Boavista Island, Cape Verde. Being an insular endemic, it is at high risk of extinction
References
- 1 2 Conus messiasi Rolán & Fernandes in Rolán, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Rolán E. (1990) Descripcion de nuevas especies y subespecies del genero Conus (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) para el archipielago de Cabo Verde. Iberus Supplement 2: 5-70, 9 pls.
- 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
Conus messiasi Rolán, E.M. & F. Fernandes, 1990
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