Conus royaikeni

Conus royaikeni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 51 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

• Veldsman S.G. (2010) A new species of Dendroconus from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 66: 3-10.
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species