Conus petuchi

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

Conus petuchi
Shell of Conus petuchi (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. petuchi
Binomial name
Conus petuchi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
Varioconus petuchi Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014

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.