Conus alfi

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Conus alfi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. alfi
Binomial name
Conus alfi
(Thach, 2016)
Synonyms [1]

Vituliconus alfiThach, 2016 (original combination)

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Conus alfi 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

The length of the shell attains 52 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail is endemic to the Vietnamese South China Sea.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus alfi (Thach, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=886712 on 2018-03-21
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