Conus sartii

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

Conus sartii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. sartii
Binomial name
Conus sartii
Korn, Niederhöfer & Blöcher, 2002
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) sartii Korn, Niederhöfer & Blöcher, 2002 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Phasmoconus sartii (Korn, Niederhöfer & Blöcher, 2002)

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus sartii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429603 on 2015-11-25
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Phasmoconus sartii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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