Conus raulsilvai
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus raulsilvai Rolán, E.M., A.A.Monteiro & F.Fernandes, 1998 | |
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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. raulsilvai |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus raulsilvai Rolán, Monteiro & Fernandes, 1998 | |
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Conus raulsilvai 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 Maio Island, Cape Verde. It is known only from Maio Island, from shallow water. It must be an insular endemic, and it is a species at high risk of extinction. [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Conus raulsilvai Rolán, Monteiro & Fernandes, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Rolán E., Monteiro A. and Fernandes C. 1998. Cone shells from Cape Verde Island: new developments, with description of a new species. La Conchiglia 30(286): 36-44, 6 figs., 1 map.
- 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