Biology:Conus smoesi
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Short description: Species of sea snail
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. smoesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus smoesi (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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
- "Poremskiconus smoesi" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_78759.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q54984050 entry
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