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Conus santanaensis

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Conus santanaensis
Shell of Conus santanaensis (paratype 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. santanaensis
Binomial name
Conus santanaensis
(Afonso & Tenorio, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus gonsalensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014
  • Africonus santanaensis Afonso & Tenorio, 2014 (original combination)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) santanaensis (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation

Conus santanaensis 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

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The size of the shell attains 17 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Maio Island, Cape Verde.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Conus santanaensis (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Africonus santanaensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.