| Conus naranjus | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus naranjus Trovão, H., 1975 | |
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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. naranjus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus naranjus Trovão, 1975 | |
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Conus naranjus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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 size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
- 1 2 Conus naranjus Trovão, 1975. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus naranjus.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Varioconus naranjus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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