Conus varandinhensis
| Conus varandinhensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. varandinhensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus varandinhensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Africonus varandinhensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017 (original combination) | |
Conus varandinhensis 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 of cone snail is endemic to the Cape Verdes
References
- 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus varandinhensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=986642 on 2018-03-21
- Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2017). Otto nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 94: 26-36.page(s): 27
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