Conus natalaurantius
| Conus natalaurantius | |
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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. natalaurantius
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus natalaurantius (S. G. Veldsman, 2013)
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Conus natalaurantius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 63 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
References
[edit]- Notes
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus natalaurantius (S. G. Veldsman, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744549 on 2015-11-08
- Sources
External links
[edit]- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Darioconus natalaurantius". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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