Conus freitasi
(Redirected from Africonus freitasi)
| Conus freitasi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. freitasi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus freitasi (Tenorio, Afonso, Rolán, Pires, Vasconcelos, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Africonus freitasi Tenorio, Afonso, Rolán, Pires, Vasconcelos, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018 (original combination) | |
Conus freitasi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 10.8 mm and 15.9 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Cape Verdes.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Conus freitasi (Tenorio, Afonso, Rolán, Pires, Vasconcelos, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.