Jump to content

Conus nelsonandradoi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by William Avery Bot (talk | contribs) at 10:59, 7 May 2018 (Removing Category:Molluscs described in 2015 and adding Category: Gastropods described in 2015. See BRFA). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Conus nelsonandradoi
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. nelsonandradoi
Binomial name
Conus nelsonandradoi
(Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus nelsonandradoi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015 ·

Conus nelsonandradoi (or Africonus nelsonandradoi),[1] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.[citation needed]

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Sal Island, the Cape Verdes.

References

  1. ^ a b Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2015). Tre nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 86: 17-21. page(s): 18. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835607 on 2017-10-15
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus nelsonandradoi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835606 on 2015-11-09
  • Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015, Due nuovi coni da Capo Verde; Malacologia Mostra Mondiale vol. 86 p. 18