Conus antoniaensis
| Conus antoniaensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. antoniaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus antoniaensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus antoniaensis 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 11 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, the Cape Verdes
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus antoniaensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=815878 on 2015-06-29
- Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2014). Quattro nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 83: 14-19.
External links
| External identifiers for Conus antoniaensis | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 815878 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Africonus antoniaensis
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