Conus petuchi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas 2014)

Conus petuchi 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 28 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and is endemic to Angola.

References

• Monteiro A., Afonso C., Tenorio M.J., Rosado J. & Pirinhas D. (2014). New data on the endemic cones (Gastropoda, Conidae) of Angola, with the description of new species. Xenophora Taxonomy. 5: 61-73 page(s): 68, pl. 3 figs 1-7