Conus sartii

Conus sartii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conus sartii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. sartii
Binomial name
Conus sartii
Korn, Niederhöfer & Blöcher, 2002
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) sartii Korn, Niederhöfer & Blöcher, 2002 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Phasmoconus sartii (Korn, Niederhöfer & Blöcher, 2002)

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell attains 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus sartii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429603 on 2015-11-25
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Phasmoconus sartii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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