Conus rosiae
Conus rosiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus rosiae | |
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| Shell of Conus rosiae (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. rosiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus rosiae (Monnier, Batifoix & Limpalaër, 2018) | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off Madagascar
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Conus rosiae (Monnier, Batifoix & Limpalaër, 2018). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1054725 on 2018-03-24
- Monnier E., Batifoix J.L. & Limpalaër L. (2018). Darioconus rosiae (Gastropoda: Conidae) a new species of the Darioconus pennaceus complex from South-West Madagascar. Xenophora Taxonomy. 19: 9-24. page(s): 10, pl. 1 figs 1-11; pl. 2 figs 1-11; pl. 3 figs 1-10
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