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Conus santaluziensis 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 | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. santaluziensis
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Binomial name | |
Conus santaluziensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015)
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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 occurs off Santa Luzia Island, Cape Verde.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Conus santaluziensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
- Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2015). Due nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 88: 3-5. page(s): 5