Conus fonsecai
| Conus fonsecai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. fonsecai
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus fonsecai (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Poremskiconus fonsecai Petuch & Berschauer, 2016 | |
Conus fonsecai 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[edit]
The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 17 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeast Brazil
References[edit]
- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conus fonsecai (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890285 on 2018-03-22
- Petuch E.J. & Berschauer D.P. (2016). Six new species of gastropods (Fasciolariidae, Conidae, and Conilithidae) from Brazil. The Festivus. 48(4): 257-266.page(s): 259, figs 2E-H
External links[edit]
- "Poremskiconus fonsecai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.