Biology:Conus minimus

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Conus minimus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. minimus
Binomial name
Conus minimus
(Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus minimus Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015

Conus minimus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Conus minimus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 is a nomen dubium[2] and is invalid as a junior homonym of Conus minimus Linnaeus, 1758, which, in turn, is a nomenclaturally invalid name, placed on the Official Index of Invalid and Rejected Specific Names in Zoology (ICZN Opinion n°753))).[3]

Description

The size of the shell attains 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Sal Island, Cape Verde.[1]

References

  • Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2015). Due nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 87: 3-5 page(s): 3

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q9866129 entry