Conus cabraloi
| Conus cabraloi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. cabraloi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus cabraloi (Cossignani, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus cabraloi 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 13 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verdes
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus cabraloi (Cossignani, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758171 on 2015-08-03
- Coltro, J., Jr. 2004. New species of Conidae from northeastern Brazil (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Strombus 11: 1-16
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
External links
| External identifiers for Conus cabraloi | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 758171 |
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