Conus wandae

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Conus wandae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. wandae
Binomial name
Conus wandae
(Cossignani, 2014)
Synonyms [1]
  • Africonus wandaeCossignani, 2014 (original combination)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) wandae(Cossignani, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation

Conus wandae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 33 mm. It is the morphotype of Africonus borgesi var. ervataoTenorio, M.J., C.M.L. Afonso, R.L. Cunha & E.M. Rolán, 2014.[ citation needed ]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Conus wandae (Cossignani, 2014) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 9 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Conus (Africonus) wandae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.


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