Conus franciscoi
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Conus franciscoi | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus franciscoi Rolán, E.M. & D. Röckel, 2000 | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. franciscoi
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Binomial name | |
Conus franciscoi Rolán & Röckel, 2000
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus franciscoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 28 mm and 38 mm.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2015) |
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
- ^ a b Conus franciscoi Rolán & Röckel, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. The endemic Conus of Angola. Argonauta 13(2): 5–44, 150 figs. page(s): 17, 34, 36–37
- 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus franciscoi.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Varioconus franciscoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.Error: "Q1608918" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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