Conus nelsontiagoi
| Conus nelsontiagoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. nelsontiagoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus nelsontiagoi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus nelsontiagoi 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 19 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Santiago Island, the Cape Verdes.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus nelsontiagoi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816983 on 2015-11-09
- Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2014). Cinque nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 84: 21- 27 page(s): 26
External links
| External identifiers for Conus nelsontiagoi | |
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| WoRMS | 816983 |
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