Conus delanoyae facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Conus delanoyae
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus delanoyae Trovão, 1979
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Africonus delanoyae (Trovão, 1979) Africonus joserochoi Cossignani, 2014 Africonus luquei (Rolán & Trovão, 1990) Africonus swinneni Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán, 2014 Conus (Lautoconus) delanoyae Trovão, 1979 Conus (Lautoconus) joserochoi (Cossignani, 2014) Conus (Lautoconus) luquei Rolán & Trovão, 1990 Conus (Lautoconus) swinneni (Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán, 2014) Conus delanoyi Trovão, 1979 (improperly formed specific epithet) Conus luquei Rolán & Trovão, 1990 Conus swinneni (Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán, 2014)

Conus delanoyae, common name Delanoy's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus delanoyae Trovão, 1979, showing variation in the species.

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus delanoyae Trovão, 1979, showing variation in the species.

Length: 17–35 mm.

Distribution

This species occur off the Atlantic island off Boa Vista, Cape Verde.