Conus sartii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. sartii |
Binomial name | |
Conus sartii Korn, Niederhöfer & Blöcher, 2002 | |
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Conus sartii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell attains 25 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2015) |
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Madagascar.
References
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus sartii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429603 on 2015-11-25
- Korn W., Niederhöfer H.-J. & Blöcher M. (2002 ) Conus sartii sp. nov. from Madagascar (Gastropoda: Conidae). La Conchiglia 33(301): 32-40.
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Phasmoconus sartii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Conus sartii |
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