Conus dedonderi

Conus dedonderi
Shell of Conus dedonderi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. dedonderi
Binomial name
Conus dedonderi (Goethaels & D. Monsecour, 2013)
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Strategoconus) dedonderi(Goethaels & D. Monsecour, 2013) accepted, alternate representation Rolaniconus dedonderiGoethaels & D. Monsecour, 2013

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

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

Classification and Nomenclature

Conus dedonderi was originally described as Rolaniconus dedonderi by Goethaels and Monsecour in 2013 ^[2] . It is now classified under the genus Conus, specifically within the subgenus Strategoconus.

Description

The shell of C. Dedonderi is a small, white, rigid, cone like shape which can vary between 14mm to 20mm in length.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Southern Philippines.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus dedonderi (Goethaels & D. Monsecour, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732688 on 2015-09-10
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-08-26.

• Goethaels R. & Monsecour D. (2013) A new species of Rolaniconus (Gastropoda: Conidae) from the Philippines. Novapex 14(2): 35-37
• 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
• "Rolaniconus dedonderi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.