Conus dorotheae

Conus dorotheae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. dorotheae
Binomial name
Conus dorotheae
Monnier & Limpalaër, 2010
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus dorothaea Monnier & Limpalaër, 2010
  • Conus (Lautoconus) dorotheae Monnier & Limpalaër, 2010 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Lautoconus dorotheae (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2010)

Conus dorotheae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1][2]

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 25 m and 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found off Cape Verdes and Senegal, in Africa.

References

  1. 1 2 Conus dorotheae Monnier & Limpalaër, 2010.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2010.
  2. Monnier E. & Limpalaër L. (2010) Conus dorotheae (Gastropoda, Conidae) A new species of Cone from the Cape Verde Peninsula in Senegal. Visaya 2(6): 73-80.

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