Conus medvedevi
Appearance
Conus medvedevi | |
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Shell of Conus medvedevi (paratype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. medvedevi
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Binomial name | |
Conus medvedevi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus medvedevi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 30 mm. Its toothed radula is larger than that of its relatives.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and is endemic to Angola.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus medvedevi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819317 on 2015-10-31
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus medvedevi.
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Varioconus medvedevi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.