Conus cazalisoi

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

Conus cazalisoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. cazalisoi
Binomial name
Conus cazalisoi
(Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018)
Synonyms

Africonus cazalisoi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018 (original combination)

This snail is predatory and venomous and is capable of "stinging" humans.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Cape Verdes.[1]

References

  • Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2018). Quattro nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 98: 14-20.


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