Conus minimus
Conus minimus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus minimus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. minimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus minimus (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Conus minimus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 is a nomen dubium[2] and is invalid as a junior homonym of Conus minimus Linnaeus, 1758, which, in turn, is a nomenclaturally invalid name, placed on the Official Index of Invalid and Rejected Specific Names in Zoology (ICZN Opinion n°753))).[3]
Description
The size of the shell attains 10 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Sal Island, Cape Verde.[1]
References
- Conus minimus (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
- Conus minimus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
- Conus minimus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
- Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2015). Due nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 87: 3-5 page(s): 3
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