Conus josephinae | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus josephinae Rolán, E.M., 1980 | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. josephinae
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Binomial name | |
Conus josephinae Rolán (Mosquera), 1980
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Synonyms | |
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Conus josephinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [3]
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.
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adding to it. (October 2010) |
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 31 mm.
This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes. [1]
Conus josephinae | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus josephinae Rolán, E.M., 1980 | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. josephinae
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Binomial name | |
Conus josephinae Rolán (Mosquera), 1980
[2]
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Synonyms | |
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Conus josephinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [3]
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.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (October 2010) |
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 31 mm.
This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes. [1]