Conus medvedevi
| Conus medvedevi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. medvedevi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus medvedevi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus medvedevi 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 30 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and is endemic to Angola.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus medvedevi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819317 on 2015-10-31
External links
| External identifiers for Conus medvedevi | |
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| WoRMS | 819317 |
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