Biology:Conus gilberti
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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. gilberti
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| Conus gilberti (Bozzetti, 2012)
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Conus gilberti 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
The size of the shell attains 30 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off Madagascar
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gilberti. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723091 on 2015-09-24
- Bozzetti L. (2012) Two new species of Conidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from Southern and South-Western Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 74: 4-6. [February 2012]
- 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
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Rolaniconus gilberti" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_68805.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q22286074 entry
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