Conus ednae

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Conus ednae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. ednae
Binomial name
Conus ednae
(Petuch, 2013)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Sandericonus) ednae (Petuch, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Sandericonus ednae Petuch, 2013 (original combination)

Conus ednae 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 attains 29 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species of cone snail occurs off Brasil.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus ednae (Petuch, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730579 on 2015-09-15

External links[]

  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Sandericonus ednae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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