Conus anosyensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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| Shell of Conus anosyensis (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. anosyensis
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| Conus anosyensis Bozzetti, 2008
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 42 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Southeast Madagascar
References edit
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus anosyensis Bozzetti, 2008. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429296 on 2015-06-29
- Bozzetti L. (2008) Conus anosyensis (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Sud-Orientale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 58: 15
- 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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus anosyensis.
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Rolaniconus anosyensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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