Conus priscai
Conus priscai | |
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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. priscai |
Binomial name | |
Conus priscai (Bozzetti, 2012) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus priscai 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 60 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Madagascar.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus priscai. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723022 on 2015-11-17
External links
External identifiers for Conus priscai | |
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WoRMS | 723022 |
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