Conus medvedevi

Conus medvedevi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. medvedevi
Binomial name
*Conus medvedevi* (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014)
Synonyms^[1]
Varioconus medvedevi Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus medvedevi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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

The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and is endemic to Angola.

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus medvedevi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819317 on 2015-10-31

Monteiro A., Afonso C., Tenorio M.J., Rosado J. & Pirinhas D. (2014). New data on the endemic cones (Gastropoda, Conidae) of Angola, with the description of new species. Xenophora Taxonomy. 5: 61-73 page(s): 64, pl. 2 figs 1-6

External links

External identifiers for Conus medvedevi
WoRMS	819317

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