Conus pedrofiadeiroi

Conus pedrofiadeiroi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. pedrofiadeiroi
Binomial name
Conus pedrofiadeiroi
(Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus pedrofiadeiroi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015

Conus pedrofiadeiroi 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 24.7 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus pedrofiadeiroi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835608 on 2015-11-15

External links

External identifiers for Conus pedrofiadeiroi
WoRMS 835608


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