Conus madecassinus

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Conus madecassinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. madecassinus
Binomial name
Conus madecassinus
(Bozzetti, 2012)
Synonyms [1]
  • Asprella madecassinaBozzetti, 2012
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) madecassinus (Bozzetti,2012) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Graphiconus madecassinus(Bozzetti, 2012)

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

Contents

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.

Description

The size of the shell attains 32 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southern and Southwestern Madagascar.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus madecassinus (Bozzetti, 2012). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723088 on 2015-06-04
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