Africonus_wandae

<i>Conus wandae</i>

Conus wandae

Species of sea snail

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

Quick Facts Conus wandae, Scientific classification ...

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.[citation needed]

Distribution

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

References

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


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