Biology:Conus fortdauphinensis

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Conus fortdauphinensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. fortdauphinensis
Binomial name
Conus fortdauphinensis
(Bozzetti, 2015)
Synonyms[1]
  • Darioconus fortdauphinensis Bozzetti, 2015 (original combination)

Conus fortdauphinensis 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 occurs off Southeastern Madagascar

References

  1. โ†‘ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus fortdauphinensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=861507 on 2016-02-04
  • Bozzetti L. (2015). Darioconus fortdauphinensis (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) new species from south-eastern Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 88: 14-15

Wikidata ☰ Q25094616 entry