Conus silviae

Conus silviae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. silviae
Binomial name
Conus silviae
(Cossignani, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus silviae Cossignani, 2014 (original combination)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) silviae (Cossignani, 2014) ยท accepted, alternate representation

Conus silviae 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 18 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verdes

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus silviae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758167 on 2015-11-28
External identifiers for Conus silviae
WoRMS 758167


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