Conus scalarispira
Conus scalarispira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
Conus scalarispira | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. scalarispira |
Binomial name | |
Conus scalarispira (Bozzetti, 2012) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 11 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs of Southern Madagascar.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus scalarispira. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723959 on 2015-11-25
- Luigi Bozzetti, Pseudolilliconus scalarispira n.sp.; Malacologia Mostra Mondiale vol. 76 July 2012
- 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
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Pseudolilliconus scalarispira". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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