Conus silviae
| Conus silviae | |
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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. silviae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus silviae (Cossignani, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus silviae 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 varies between 18 mm and 28 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verdes
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus silviae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758167 on 2015-11-28
- Tiziano Cossignani, Africonus silviae sp. nov.;Malacologia Mostra Mondiale N.82 - February 2014
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
External links
| External identifiers for Conus silviae | |
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| WoRMS | 758167 |
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