Conus umbelinae

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

Conus umbelinae 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 18 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus umbelinae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816973 on 2015-12-17
External identifiers for Conus umbelinae
WoRMS 816973


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