Artemidiconus selenae

Artemidiconus selenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conorbidae.^[2]

Artemidiconus selenae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conorbidae
Genus:	Artemidiconus
Species:	A. selenae
Binomial name
Artemidiconus selenae ( Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1967)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Artemidiconus yemanjae (Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1967)[3] Conus selenae van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1967 (basionym) Conus yemanjae Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1967

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 7 mm and 19 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 19 mm.^[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 18 m.^[4] Maximum recorded depth is 135 m.^[4]