Conus purvisi
Species of sea snail
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Conus purvisi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus purvisi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. purvisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus purvisi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Africonus purvisi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017 (original combination) | |
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail is endemic to the Cape Verdes.[1]