Conus wandae

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

Conus wandae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: 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

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 Verde.[2]

References

  1. Conus wandae (Cossignani, 2014). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
  2. "Conus (Africonus) wandae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.


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