Conus medvedevi | |
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Shell of Conus medvedevi (paratype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. medvedevi |
Binomial name | |
Conus medvedevi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Conus medvedevi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 30 mm. Its toothed radula is larger than that of its relatives.
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This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and is endemic to Angola.
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