Conus salletae
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. salletae
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Binomial name | |
Conus salletae (Cossignani, 2014)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus salletae 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.
Description[]
The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 24 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Conus salletae (Cossignani, 2014). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Africonus salletae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
Categories:
- Conus
- Gastropods described in 2014
- Gastropods of Cape Verde
- Fauna of Boa Vista, Cape Verde
- Conus stubs