Conus diegoi
| Conus diegoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. diegoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus diegoi (Cossignani, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus diegoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 attains 13 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verdes
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus diegoi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758174 on 2015-09-11
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