Conus mariaodeteae

Conus mariaodeteae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. mariaodeteae
Binomial name
Conus mariaodeteae
(Petuch & Myers, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Poremskiconus mariaodeteae Petuch & Myers, 2014

Conus mariaodeteae 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.

Distribution

This marine species in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus mariaodeteae (Petuch & Myers, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766459 on 2015-10-29

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External identifiers for Conus mariaodeteae
WoRMS 766459


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