Conus felix explained

Conus felix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 25 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Indian Ocean off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

• Fenzan W.J. (2012) A new species of Conus from South Africa (Gastropoda: Conidae). Acta Conchyliorum 11: 11-15
• 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
  • Holotype in MNHN, Paris

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus felix. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599351 on 2015-09-19