Conus bondarevi

Conus bondarevi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. bondarevi
Binomial name
Conus bondarevi
Röckel & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) bondarevi Röckel & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992 accepted, alternate representation
  • Stellaconus bondarevi (Röckel & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992)

Conus bondarevi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 29 mm and 43 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northern Somalia.

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