Conus gonsaloi
Conus gonsaloi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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| Shells of Conus gonsaloi (paratype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. gonsaloi |
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| Conus gonsaloi (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014) | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Distribution
This marine species in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gonsaloi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759961 on 2015-10-02
- Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2014). Cinque nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 84: 21- 27 page(s): 25
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
External links
- Register of Marine Species
- "Africonus gonsaloi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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