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] | |
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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 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
- Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2015). Due nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 88: 3-5. page(s): 5
External links
| External identifiers for Conus santaluziensis | |
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| WoRMS | 861501 |
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