Biology:Conus damioi

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Conus damioi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. damioi
Binomial name
Conus damioi
(Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus damioi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015 · accepted, alternate representation (original combination)

Conus damioi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Boa Vista Island, Cape Verdes

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus damioi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835610 on 2015-09-09

Wikidata ☰ Q22285996 entry