Conus furnae
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Conus furnae | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus furnae Rolan, E.M., 1990 | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. furnae
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Binomial name | |
Conus furnae Rolán, 1990
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus furnae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
The length of the shell attains 23 mm.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2015) |
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Brava, Cape Verde.[2]
References
- ^ Tenorio, M.J. (2013). "Conus furnae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T15307975A42830709. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T15307975A42830709.en. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Conus furnae Rolán, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus furnae.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Africonus verdensis furnae (var.)
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
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