Conus diegoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
Conus diegoi | |
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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. diegoi
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Binomial name | |
Conus diegoi (Cossignani, 2014)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description edit
The size of the shell attains 13 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde.
References edit
- ^ a b Conus diegoi (Cossignani, 2014). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
External links edit
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Africonus diegoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.