Conus gonsaloi

Conus gonsaloi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conus gonsaloi
Shells of Conus gonsaloi (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. gonsaloi
Binomial name
Conus gonsaloi
(Afonso & Tenorio, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus gonsaloi Afonso & Tenorio, 2014 (original combination)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) gonsaloi (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014) ยท accepted, alternate representation

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

Distribution

This marine species in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gonsaloi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759961 on 2015-10-02
  • Register of Marine Species
  • "Africonus gonsaloi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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