Biology:Conus smoesi

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Short description: Species of sea snail

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

Poremskiconus smoesi Petuch & Berschauer, 2016 (original combination)

Conus smoesi 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

The length of the shell attains 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Ceará State, Northeast Brazil

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus smoesi (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=932044 on 2018-03-22
  • Petuch E.J. & Berschauer D.P. (2016). Six new species of gastropods (Fasciolariidae, Conidae, and Conilithidae) from Brazil. The Festivus. 48(4): 257-266.page(s): 260, figs 2I-L

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q54984050 entry