Conus dedonderi

Conus dedonderi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

Conus dedonderi
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)
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Strategoconus) dedonderi (Goethaels & D. Monsecour, 2013) accepted, alternate representation Rolaniconus dedonderi Goethaels & D. Monsecour, 2013

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

Classification and Nomenclature

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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Southern Philippines.