Conus salletae
| Conus salletae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. salletae
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus salletae (Cossignani, 2014)
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Conus salletae 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
The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 24 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde.[2]
References
- ^ a b Conus salletae (Cossignani, 2014). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Africonus salletae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.