Conus isabelarum
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus isabelarum 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. isabelarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus isabelarum Tenorio & Afonso, 2004 [1] | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus isabelarum Tenorio, M.J. & C.M.L. Afonso, 2004, showing variation in the species.
Conus isabelarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde Islands.
References
- ↑ Tenorio, M. J., and Afonso, C. M. L., 2004. Description of Four New Species of Conus from the Cape Verde Islands (Gastropoda, Conidae.). Visaya, 2: 24 -37
- ↑ Conus isabelarum Tenorio & Afonso, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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