Conus claudiae
| Conus claudiae | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus claudiae Tenorio, M.J.&C.M.L. Afonso, 2004 | |
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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. claudiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus claudiae Tenorio & Afonso, 2004 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus claudiae Tenorio, M.J.&C.M.L. Afonso, 2004, showing variation in the species.
Conus claudiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus claudiae Tenorio & Afonso, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Tenorio M.J. & Afonso C.M.L. (2004) Description of four new species of Conus from the Cape Verde Islands (Gastropoda, Conidae). Visaya 1(2): 24-37
- 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
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea