Conus verdensis
| Conus verdensis | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus verdensis Trovco, H., 1979 | |
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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. verdensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus verdensis Trovão, 1979 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus verdensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these cone snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
The subspecies Conus verdensis furnae Rolán, 1990 has been raised to the status of species as Conus furnae Rolán, 1990.[3][4]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 23 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands.
References
- 1 2 Conus verdensis Trovão, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 October 2011.
- ↑ See image at Gastropods.com http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_8215.shtml
- ↑ Conus furnae Rolán, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2011.
- ↑ See image at Gastropods.com http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_27266.shtml
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Africonus verdensis; retrieved: 29 October 2011
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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