Biology:Conus fonsecai
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Short description: Species of sea snail
| Conus fonsecai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. fonsecai
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus fonsecai (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Poremskiconus fonsecai Petuch & Berschauer, 2016 | |
Conus fonsecai 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 length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 17 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeast Brazil
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus fonsecai (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890285 on 2018-03-22
- Petuch E.J. & Berschauer D.P. (2016). Six new species of gastropods (Fasciolariidae, Conidae, and Conilithidae) from Brazil. The Festivus. 48(4): 257-266.page(s): 259, figs 2E-H
External links
- "Poremskiconus fonsecai" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_78758.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q54983923 entry
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