Conus diegoi

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. diegoi
Binomial name
Conus diegoi
(Cossignani, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus diegoi Cossignani, 2014 (original combination)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) diegoi (Cossignani, 2014) ยท accepted, alternate representation

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde.

References

  1. Conus diegoi (Cossignani, 2014). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Africonus diegoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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