Biology:Conus sinaiensis

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus sinaiensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. sinaiensis
Binomial name
Conus sinaiensis
(Petuch & Berschauer, 2016)
Synonyms[1]

Miliariconus sinaiensis Petuch & Berschauer, 2016 (original combination)

Conus sinaiensis 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

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Gulf of Aqaba.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus sinaiensis (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=883760 on 2018-03-22
  • Petuch E.J. & Berschauer D.P. (2016). A new species of Miliariconus Tucker and Tenorio, 2009 (Conidae: Puncticulinae) from the northern Red Sea. The Festivus. 48(3): 183-187

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q54984041 entry