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Conus cargilei
Conus cargilei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus cargilei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. cargilei |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus cargilei Coltro, 2004 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 11 mm and 30 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs by the Abrolhos Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off Brazil's southern Bahia coast.
References edit
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus cargilei Coltro, 2004. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388659 on 2015-10-07
- Coltro, J. Jr. 2004. New species of Conidae from northeastern Brazil (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Strombus 11: 1-16
- 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 edit
- World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea