Conus bernardinoi
| Conus bernardinoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. bernardinoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus bernardinoi (Cossignani, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus bernardinoi 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 attains 23 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Sal Island, Cape Verdes
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus bernardinoi (Cossignani, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758172 on 2015-07-30
External links
| External identifiers for Conus bernardinoi | |
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| WoRMS | 758172 |
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