Conus royaikeni

Conus royaikeni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. royaikeni
Binomial name
Conus royaikeni (S. G. Veldsman, 2010)
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Leptoconus) royaikeni(S. G. Veldsman, 2010) · accepted, alternate representation Dendroconus royaikeniS. G. Veldsman, 2010 (original combination) Nataliconus royaikeni(S. G. Veldsman, 2010)

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

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

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus royaikeni. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723809 on 2015-11-22

• 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
• "Nataliconus royaikeni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.