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Conus natalaurantius

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Conus natalaurantius
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. natalaurantius
Binomial name
Conus natalaurantius
(S. G. Veldsman, 2013)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Darioconus) natalaurantius (S. G. Veldsman, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Darioconus natalaurantius S. G. Veldsman, 2013 (original combination)

Conus natalaurantius 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 varies between 35 mm and 63 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus natalaurantius (S. G. Veldsman, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744549 on 2015-11-08
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