Conus inesae
| Conus inesae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. inesae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus inesae (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus inesae 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 25 mm and 36 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and is endemic to Angola.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus inesae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819315 on 2015-10-12
External links
| External identifiers for Conus inesae | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 819315 |
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