Conus sakalava
Appearance
Conus sakalava | |
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Shell of Conus sakalava (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. sakalava
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Binomial name | |
Conus sakalava (Monnier & Tenorio, 2017)
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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.
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Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off Madagascar
References
- ^ a b 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.
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