Conus atimovatae

Conus atimovatae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conus atimovatae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. atimovatae
Binomial name
Conus atimovatae
(Bozzetti, 2012)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) atimovatae (Bozzetti, 2012)
  • Pionoconus atimovatae Bozzetti, 2012

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell attains 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southern Madagascar.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus atimovatae (Bozzetti, 2012). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723955 on 2015-07-04


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