Conus xhosa
Conus xhosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus xhosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. xhosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus xhosa (S. G. Veldsman, 2016) | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail is endemic to South Africa and occurs off the East Coast Province.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Conus xhosa (S. G. Veldsman, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=927188 on 2018-03-21
- Veldsman S.G. (2016). Description of four new Sciteconus species (Gastropoda: Conidae): S. ariejoostei nov. sp., S. xhosa nov. sp., S. velliesi nov. sp. & S. nahoonensis nov. sp. from the East Coast Province, South Africa. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 92: 26-35.page(s): 28
External links
- "Sciteconus xhosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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