Conus melissae

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Conus melissae
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus melissae Tenorio, M.J., C.M.L. Afonso & E. Rolan 2008
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. melissae
Binomial name
Conus melissae
Tenorio, Afonso, & Rolán, 2008
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus melissae (Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) melissaeTenorio, Afonso, & Rolán, 2008 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus (Lautoconus) kersteni Tenorio, Afonso, & Rolán, 2008 - accepted, alternate representation
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Conus melissae 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 20 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

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