Conus goudeyi

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

Conus goudeyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. goudeyi
Binomial name
Conus goudeyi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012)
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Phasmoconus) goudeyi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012) · accepted, alternate representation Fulgiconus goudeyi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012) Phasmoconus goudeyi Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, due to their harpoons, made from modified radula teeth, launched from their proboscis.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 45 mm.

The shell is white and shiny, with irregular, slightly fuzzy cross-wise barring that varies between rusty-orange and lighter orange, that spirals up slightly to the thicker end of the shell.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the ocean off New Caledonia.