Biology:Conus ednae

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus ednae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. ednae
Binomial name
Conus ednae
(Petuch, 2013)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Sandericonus) ednae (Petuch, 2013) ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Sandericonus ednae Petuch, 2013 (original combination)

Conus ednae 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 size of the shell attains 29 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off Brasil.

References

  1. โ†‘ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus ednae (Petuch, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730579 on 2015-09-15

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q22286032 entry