Conus cepasi

Conus cepasi is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, known as the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[3]

Conus cepasi
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. cepasi
Binomial name
Conus cepasi Trovão, H., 1975[2]
Synonyms[3]
Conus (Lautoconus) cepasi Trovão, 1975 · accepted, alternate representation Varioconus cepasi Trovão, H., 1975

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.

Conus cepasi Trovão, H., 1975

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Angola, Africa.