Conus cossignanii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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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. cossignanii
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus cossignanii (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014)
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description edit
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Maio, Cape Verde.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Conus cossignanii (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2018.
- Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2014). Quattro nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 83: 14-19.
External links edit
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Africonus cossignanii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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