Conus morroensis

Conus morroensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. morroensis
Binomial name
Conus morroensis
(Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus morroensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014

Conus morroensis 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 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Boa Vista Island, Cape Verdes.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus morroensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=815880 on 2015-11-07

External links

External identifiers for Conus morroensis
WoRMS 815880


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