Conus mpenjatiensis

Conus mpenjatiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. mpenjatiensis
Binomial name
Conus mpenjatiensis (S. G. Veldsman, 2016)
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Sciteconus) mpenjatiensis(S. G. Veldsman, 2016)· accepted, alternate representation Sciteconus mpenjatiensisS. G. Veldsman, 2016 (original combination)

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

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

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail is endemic to South Africa and occurs off the KwaZulu Natal.

References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Conus mpenjatiensis (S. G. Veldsman, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877322 on 2018-03-21

• Veldsman S.G. (2016). Description of four new Sciteconus species (Gastropoda: Conidae): S. ariejoostei nov. sp., S. xhosa nov. sp., S. velliesi nov. sp. & S. nahoonensis nov. sp. from the East Coast Province, South Africa. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 92: 26-35.page(s): 28

External links

• "Sciteconus mpenjatiensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.