Conus felix

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Conus felix
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. felix
Binomial name
Conus felix
Fenzan, 2012
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Plicaustraconus) felixFenzan, 2012 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Plicaustraconus felix(Fenzan, 2012)

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

Contents

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Indian Ocean off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus felix. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599351 on 2015-09-19