Conus condei

Conus condei
Shells of Conus condei (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Conidae
Genus:Conus
Species: C. condei
Binomial name
Conus condei
(Afonso & Tenorio, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus condei Afonso & Tenorio, 2014 (original combination)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) condei (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014) ยท accepted, alternate representation

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

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus condei. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759962 on 2015-08-31

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