Conus natalaurantius

Conus natalaurantius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. natalaurantius
Binomial name
Conus natalaurantius
(S. G. Veldsman, 2013)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Darioconus) natalaurantius (S. G. Veldsman, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Darioconus natalaurantius S. G. Veldsman, 2013 (original combination)

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

The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 63 mm.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[1]

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 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
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Darioconus natalaurantius". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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