Biology:Conus sakalava

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus sakalava
Conus sakalava 001.jpg
Shell of Conus sakalava (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. sakalava
Binomial name
Conus sakalava
(Monnier & Tenorio, 2017)
Synonyms[1]

Kioconus sakalava Monnier & Tenorio, 2017 (original combination)

Conus sakalava 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 of the holotype measures 29.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off Madagascar

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus sakalava (Monnier & Tenorio, 2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1039716 on 2018-03-24
  • Monnier E. & Tenorio M.J. (2017). New cones from North-West Madagascar (Gastropoda: Conidae) / Nouveaux cones du Nord-Ouest de Madagascar (Gastropoda: Conidae). Xenophora Taxonomy. 17: 32–40.

Wikidata ☰ Q54984033 entry