Conus madagascariensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus madagascariensis Sowerby, G.B. II, 1858 | |
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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. madagascariensis
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Binomial name | |
Conus madagascariensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1858
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 44 mm and 81 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Madagascar and Southern India.
References
edit- ^ a b Conus madagascariensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1858. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
- 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
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Conus madagascariensis.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Darioconus madagascariensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.