| Conus santinii | |
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| Shell of Conus santinii (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. santinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus santinii (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2014) | |
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Conus santinii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 21 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean and is endemic to Fiji.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus santinii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759698 on 2015-11-24
- E. Monnier & L. Limpalaër, Phasmoconus (Fulgiconus) santinii (Gastropoda, Conidae), a new surprising species from the Fiji, Xenophora Taxonomy N° 3 - Supplément au Xenophora n° 146 - April 2014
- 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus santinii.
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Phasmoconus santinii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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