Conus calhetae

Conus calhetae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. calhetae
Binomial name
Conus calhetae Rolán, 1990
Synonyms [2]
Africonus calhetae(Rolán, 1990) Conus claudiaeTenorio & Afonso, 2004 Conus navarroi calhetaeRolán, 1990 (original rank) Conus (Lautoconus) calhetae(Rolán, 1990) · accepted, alternate representation

Conus calhetae is a species of a 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 13 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Maio, Cape Verde. ^[1]

References

1. Tenorio, M.J. (2013). "Conus calhetae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T15307979A42830719. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T15307979A42830719.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Conus calhetae Rolan, 1990 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
• 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
• "Africonus navarroi calhetae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.