Conus guanahacabibensis
Conus guanahacabibensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus guanahacabibensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. guanahacabibensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus guanahacabibensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2016 | |
This snail is predatory and venomous and is capable of "stinging" humans.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off Cuba.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Conus guanahacabibensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=932599 on 2018-03-22
- Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2016). Nueva especie del género Conus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Conidae) de la península de Guanahacabibes, Pinar del Río, Cuba. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. 28: 209-214.
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