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

Conus alfi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. alfi
Binomial name
Conus alfi
(Thach, 2016)
Synonyms[1]

Vituliconus alfi Thach, 2016 (original combination)

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

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The length of the shell attains 52 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species of cone snail is endemic to the Vietnamese South China Sea.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conus alfi (Thach, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=886712 on 2018-03-21
  • Thach N.N. (2016). Vietnamese new mollusks. Seashells – Land snails – Cephalopods. With 59 new species. 205 pp. Published by the author. page(s): 53
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  • "Vituliconus alfi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.