Conus naranjus

Conus naranjus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus naranjus Trovão, H., 1975
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. naranjus
Binomial name
	Conus naranjus; Trovão, 1975
Synonyms
	Conus (Lautoconus) naranjus Trovão, 1975 · accepted, alternate representation; Varioconus naranjus (Trovão, 1975);

Conus naranjus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

^ ^a ^b Conus naranjus Trovão, 1975. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23

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[WoRMS-1] Conus naranjus Trovão, 1975. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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