Conus wandae

Conus wandae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Conidae
Genus:Conus
Species: C. wandae
Binomial name
Conus wandae
(Cossignani, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus wandae Cossignani, 2014 (original combination)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) wandae (Cossignani, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation

Conus wandae 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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 33 mm. It is the morphotype of Africonus borgesi var. ervatao Tenorio, M.J., C.M.L. Afonso, R.L. Cunha & E.M. Rolán, 2014.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verdes

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus wandae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758170 on 2015-12-28
  • Cossignani (2014), Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 82: 22-23
  • Puillandre, N.; Duda, T.F.; Meyer, C.; Olivera, B.M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476.
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