Conus gattegnoi

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

Conus gattegnoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. gattegnoi
Binomial name
Conus gattegnoi
Poppe & Tagaro, 2017

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

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Conus gattegnoi Poppe & Tagaro, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=993576 on 2018-03-22
  • Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2017). New Conidae from the central Philippines. Visaya. 4(6): 5-18. page(s): 9, pl. 4


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