Conus ariejoostei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conus ariejoostei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. ariejoostei
Binomial name
Conus ariejoostei
(S. G. Veldsman, 2016)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Sciteconus) ariejoostei (S. G. Veldsman, 2016)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Sciteconus ariejoostei S. G. Veldsman, 2016 (original combination)

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description edit

Distribution edit

This marine species of cone snail is endemic to South Africa and occurs off the East Coast Province.

References edit

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conus ariejoostei (S. G. Veldsman, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=925488 on 2018-03-21
  • Veldsman S.G. (2016). Description of four new Sciteconus species (Gastropoda: Conidae): S. ariejoostei nov. sp., S. xhosa nov. sp., S. velliesi nov. sp. & S. nahoonensis nov. sp. from the East Coast Province, South Africa. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 92: 26-35.page(s): 28

External links edit

  • "Sciteconus ariejoostei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.