Biology:Conus xhosa

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus xhosa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. xhosa
Binomial name
Conus xhosa
(S. G. Veldsman, 2016)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Sciteconus) xhosa (S. G. Veldsman, 2016)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Sciteconus xhosa S. G. Veldsman, 2016 (original combination)

Conus xhosa 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 is endemic to South Africa and occurs off the East Coast Province.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus xhosa (S. G. Veldsman, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=927188 on 2018-03-21
  • Veldsman S.G. (2016). Description of four new Sciteconus species (Gastropoda: Conidae): S. ariejoostei nov. sp., S. xhosa nov. sp., S. velliesi nov. sp. & S. nahoonensis nov. sp. from the East Coast Province, South Africa. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 92: 26-35.page(s): 28

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q54984080 entry