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

Conus nahoonensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. nahoonensis
Binomial name
Conus nahoonensis
(S. G. Veldsman, 2016)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Sciteconus) nahoonensis (S. G. Veldsman, 2016)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Sciteconus nahoonensis S. G. Veldsman, 2016 (original combination)

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

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species of cone snail is endemic to South Africa and occurs off the East Coast Province.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conus nahoonensis (S. G. Veldsman, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=927194 on 2018-03-21
  • Veldsman S.G. (2016). Description of four new Sciteconus species (Gastropoda: Conidae): S. ariejoostei nov. sp., S. xhosa nov. sp., S. velliesi nov. sp. & S. nahoonensis nov. sp. from the East Coast Province, South Africa. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 92: 26-35.page(s): 28
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  • "Sciteconus nahoonensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.