Conus goajira

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Conus goajira
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. goajira
Binomial name
Conus goajira
Petuch, 1992
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) goajiraPetuch, 1992 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Dauciconus goajira(Petuch, 1992)

Conus goajira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 attains 35 mm. The shell is generally orange in colour and usually, but not always has a white stripe pattern (can be vertical or horizontal)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cabo la Vela, Goajira Peninsula, Colombia

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus goajira. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429491 on 2015-10-01