Conus velliesi

Conus velliesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. velliesi
Binomial name
Conus velliesi (S. G. Veldsman, 2016)
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Sciteconus) velliesi(S. G. Veldsman, 2016)· accepted, alternate representation Sciteconus velliesiS. G. Veldsman, 2016 (original combination)

Conus velliesi 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.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail is endemic to South Africa and occurs off the East Coast Province.

References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Conus velliesi (S. G. Veldsman, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=927191 on 2018-03-21

• Veldsman S.G. (2016). Description of four new Sciteconus species (Gastropoda: Conidae): S. ariejoostei nov. sp., S. xhosa nov. sp., S. velliesi nov. sp. & S. nahoonensis nov. sp. from the East Coast Province, South Africa. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 92: 26-35.page(s): 28

External links

• "Sciteconus velliesi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.