Conus sartii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus sartii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. sartii
|
| Binomial name | |
| Conus sartii Korn, Niederhöfer & Blöcher, 2002
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
editThe size of the shell attains 25 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2015) |
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Madagascar.
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus sartii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429603 on 2015-11-25
- Korn W., Niederhöfer H.-J. & Blöcher M. (2002 ["2001"]) Conus sartii sp. nov. from Madagascar (Gastropoda: Conidae). La Conchiglia 33(301): 32-40.
- 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
edit- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Phasmoconus sartii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
 | This Conus-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |