Conus santaluziensis

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

Conus santaluziensis 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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Santa Luzia Island, the Cape Verdes

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus santaluziensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=861501 on 2015-11-24

External links

External identifiers for Conus santaluziensis
WoRMS 861501


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