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Conus wandae

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Conus wandae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

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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.[citation needed]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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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