Conus fonsecai
Species of sea snail
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Conus fonsecai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus fonsecai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. fonsecai |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus fonsecai (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Poremskiconus fonsecai Petuch & Berschauer, 2016 | |
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 17 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeast Brazil.