Conus salletae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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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. salletae
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus salletae (Cossignani, 2014)
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 24 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Conus salletae (Cossignani, 2014). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Africonus salletae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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