Conus calhetinensis
Conus calhetinensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. calhetinensis
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Binomial name | |
Conus calhetinensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus calhetinensis 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 9 mm and 11 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Conus calhetinensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Africonus calhetinensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2014). Cinque nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 84: 21- 27 page(s): 22
External links[]
Categories:
- Conus
- Gastropods described in 2014
- Gastropods of Cape Verde
- Fauna of Boa Vista, Cape Verde
- Conus stubs