Conus gondwanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus gondwanensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. gondwanensis
Binomial name
Conus gondwanensis
Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1995
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Turriconus) gondwanensis Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1995 accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus gondwanensis (Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1995)
  • Turriconus (Kurodaconus) gondwanensis (Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1995)

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

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The size of the shell attains 20 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  • Röckel D., Richard G. & Moolenbeek R.G. (1995) Deep-water cones (Gastropoda: Conidae) from the New Caledonian region. In Bouchet P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes Musorstom 14. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 167: 557–594.
  • Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp.

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  • "Kioconus gondwanensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  • Holotype at MNHN, Paris