Biology:Conus calhetinensis
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Short description: Species of sea snail
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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. calhetinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus calhetinensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014)
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Conus calhetinensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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 is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus calhetinensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2018.
- ↑ "Africonus calhetinensis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_74701.shtml.
- Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2014). Cinque nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 84: 21- 27 page(s): 22
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q20817812 entry
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