Conus marcocastellazzii

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

Conus marcocastellazzii 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 15 mm and 22 mm.

Distribution

This marine species in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus marcocastellazzii (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=815876 on 2015-10-29
External identifiers for Conus marcocastellazzii
WoRMS 815876


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