Conus dedonderi
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| Conus dedonderi | |
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| Shell of Conus dedonderi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. dedonderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus dedonderi (Goethaels & D. Monsecour, 2013) | |
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Conus dedonderi 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.
Conus dedonderi was originally described as Rolaniconus dedonderi by Goethaels and Monsecour in 2013.[2] It is now classified under the genus Conus, specifically within the subgenus Strategoconus.
Description
The shell of C. Dedonderi is a small, white, rigid, cone like shape which can vary between 14mm to 20mm in length.
