Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus navarroi | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Conus pseudocuneolus, Conus evorai, Conus josephinae, Conus irregularis | ||
Conus navarroi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
It is probably an insular endemic, and at high risk of extinction. From its morphology and radular characters, it seems an evolutionary line different from other Capeverdian Conus species.
The subspecies Conus navarroi calhetae Rolán, 1990 is a synonym of Conus calhetae Rolán, 1990
Description
The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 23 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.
References
Conus navarroi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA