Biology:Conus sinaiensis
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Short description: Species of sea snail
Conus sinaiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. sinaiensis
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Binomial name | |
Conus sinaiensis (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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
- "Miliariconus sinaiensis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_78632.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q54984041 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus sinaiensis.
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