Conus honkerorum

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

Conus honkerorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. honkerorum
Binomial name
Conus honkerorum (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) honkerorum (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation Gradiconus honkerorum Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014 (original combination)

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the southern islands of the Bimini chain to the Bahamas.