Conus solangeae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus solangeae Bozzetti, L., 2004 | |
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. solangeae
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus solangeae Bozzetti, 2004[1]
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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
editThe size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 28 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Madagascar.
References
edit- ^ Bozzetti. 2004. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 43 : 13–14. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ a b Conus solangeae Bozzetti, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Bozzetti L. (2004) Conus solangeae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, Conidae) dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 43: 13–14
- 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 solangeae.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Textilia solangeae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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