Conus royaikeni 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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. royaikeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus royaikeni (S. G. Veldsman, 2010)
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
editThe size of the shell attains 51 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2015) |
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus royaikeni. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723809 on 2015-11-22
- Veldsman S.G. (2010) A new species of Dendroconus from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 66: 3-10.
- 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
edit- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Nataliconus royaikeni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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