Conus dedonderi
Conus dedonderi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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| Shell of Conus dedonderi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. dedonderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus dedonderi (Goethaels & D. Monsecour, 2013) | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Southern Philippines.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus dedonderi (Goethaels & D. Monsecour, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732688 on 2015-09-10
- Goethaels R. & Monsecour D. (2013) A new species of Rolaniconus (Gastropoda: Conidae) from the Philippines. Novapex 14(2): 35-37
- 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
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Rolaniconus dedonderi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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