Conus zinhoi
| Conus zinhoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. zinhoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus zinhoi (Cossignani, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus zinhoi 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 27 mm.
Distribution
This marine species in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verdes
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus zinhoi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758168 on 2015-12-31
- Cossignani, Malacologia Mostra Mondiale v. 83, April 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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055.
External links
| External identifiers for Conus zinhoi | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 758168 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Africonus zinhoi
- Illustrated Catalogue of Shells: Conus zinhoi
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