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Conus sakalava

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Conus sakalava
Shell of Conus sakalava (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. sakalava
Binomial name
Conus sakalava
(Monnier & Tenorio, 2017)
Synonyms[1]

Kioconus sakalava Monnier & Tenorio, 2017 (original combination)

Conus sakalava 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

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The length of the shell of the holotype measures 29.9 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species of cone snail occurs off Madagascar

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conus sakalava (Monnier & Tenorio, 2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1039716 on 2018-03-24
  • Monnier E. & Tenorio M.J. (2017). New cones from North-West Madagascar (Gastropoda: Conidae) / Nouveaux cones du Nord-Ouest de Madagascar (Gastropoda: Conidae). Xenophora Taxonomy. 17: 32–40.