Conus trovaoi
| Conus trovaoi | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus trovaoi Rolan, E.M. & D. Rockel, 2000 | |
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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. trovaoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus trovaoi Rolán & Röckel, 2000 | |
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Conus trovaoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 44 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
- 1 2 Conus trovaoi Rolán & Röckel, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. The endemic Conus of Angola. Argonauta 13(2): 5-44, 150 figs. page(s): 17, 34, 37-38
- 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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055.
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