Conus nelsonandradoi
| Conus nelsonandradoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. nelsonandradoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus nelsonandradoi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus nelsonandradoi (or Africonus nelsonandradoi),[1] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Sal Island, the Cape Verdes.
References
- 1 2 Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2015). Tre nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 86: 17-21. page(s): 18. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835607 on 2017-10-15
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus nelsonandradoi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835606 on 2015-11-09
- Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015, Due nuovi coni da Capo Verde; Malacologia Mostra Mondiale vol. 86 p. 18
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