Conus madagascariensis
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus madagascariensis Sowerby, G.B. II, 1858 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. madagascariensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus madagascariensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1858
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Conus madagascariensis 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.
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 44 mm and 81 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Madagascar and Southern India.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Conus madagascariensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1858. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
- 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 madagascariensis.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Darioconus madagascariensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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