Conus antoniaensis

Conus antoniaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. antoniaensis
Binomial name
Conus antoniaensis
(Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus antoniaensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014

Conus antoniaensis 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 11 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, the Cape Verdes

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus antoniaensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=815878 on 2015-06-29
External identifiers for Conus antoniaensis
WoRMS 815878


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