Conus freitasi
Conus freitasi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. freitasi
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Binomial name | |
Conus freitasi (Tenorio, Afonso, Rolán, Pires, Vasconcelos, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Africonus freitasi Tenorio, Afonso, Rolán, Pires, Vasconcelos, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018 (original combination) |
Conus freitasi 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 length of the shell varies between 10.8 mm and 15.9 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Cape Verdes.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Conus freitasi (Tenorio, Afonso, Rolán, Pires, Vasconcelos, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- Conus
- Gastropods described in 2018
- Gastropods of Cape Verde
- Fauna of São Vicente, Cape Verde