Conus swinneni
Conus swinneni | |
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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. swinneni |
Binomial name | |
Conus swinneni (Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán, 2014) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus swinneni 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 23 mm and 28 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verdes
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus swinneni. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746718 on 2015-12-08
- Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán,2014, Xenophora Taxonomy 2: 5-21, fig. 4, Pl. 2, figs. 1-10
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
External links
External identifiers for Conus swinneni | |
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WoRMS | 746718 |
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