Conus behelokensis explained

Conus behelokensis 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 34 mm and 65 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Western Indian Ocean.

References

• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
• Monnier E., Batifoix J.L. & Limpalaër L. (2018). Darioconus rosiae (Gastropoda: Conidae) a new species of the Darioconus pennaceus complex from South-West Madagascar. Xenophora Taxonomy. 19: 9-24. page(s): 10, pl. 1 figs 1–11; pl. 2 figs 1–11; pl. 3 figs 1-10
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus behelokensis Lauer, 1989. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751874 on 2015-07-25