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] | |
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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 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
- Cossignani & Fiadeiro, Malacologia Mostra Mondiale vol. 86 p.18; 2015
External links
| External identifiers for Conus pedrofiadeiroi | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 835608 |
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