Conus kersteni | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus kersteni Tenorio, M.J., C.M.L. Afonso & E. Rolan 2008 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. kersteni |
Binomial name | |
Conus kersteni Tenorio, Afonso, & Rolán, 2008 | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Conus kersteni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 25 mm.
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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. [1]
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