Conus nahoonensis

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

Conus nahoonensis 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

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail is endemic to South Africa and occurs off the East Coast Province.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus nahoonensis (S. G. Veldsman, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=927194 on 2018-03-21