Conus santanaensis | |
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Shell of Conus santanaensis (paratype in MNHN, Paris) | |
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. santanaensis
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Binomial name | |
Conus santanaensis (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Conus santanaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
The size of the shell attains 17 mm.
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Maio Island, Cape Verde. [2]
Conus santanaensis | |
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Shell of Conus santanaensis (paratype in MNHN, Paris) | |
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. santanaensis
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Binomial name | |
Conus santanaensis (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Conus santanaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
The size of the shell attains 17 mm.
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Maio Island, Cape Verde. [2]