Conus bondarevi

Conus bondarevi
Shell of Conus bondarevi (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. bondarevi
Binomial name
Conus bondarevi Röckel & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992
Synonyms [2]
Conus (Splinoconus) bondareviRöckel & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992 accepted, alternate representation Stellaconus bondarevi(Röckel & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992)

Conus bondarevi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[2]

Like all species within the genus Conus, 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 the shell varies between 29 mm and 43 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northern Somalia and in the Mozambique Channel .

References

1. Raybaudi-Massilia, G. (2013). "Conus bondarevi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T192253A2061320. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192253A2061320.en . Retrieved 22 April 2024.
2. Conus bondarevi Röckel & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• 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

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Stellaconus bondarevi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.