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Conus gonsaloi

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Conus gonsaloi
Shells of Conus gonsaloi (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. gonsaloi
Binomial name
Conus gonsaloi
(Afonso & Tenorio, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus gonsaloi Afonso & Tenorio, 2014 (original combination)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) gonsaloi (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation

Conus gonsaloi 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.

Description

Distribution

This marine species in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gonsaloi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759961 on 2015-10-02
  • Register of Marine Species
  • "Africonus gonsaloi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.