Conus andremenezi

Conus andremenezi
	Apertural view of shell of Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010, measuring 37.6 mm in height, trawled at 80 fms. off Aliguay Island, in the Philippines
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. andremenezi
Binomial name
	Conus andremenezi; Olivera & Biggs, 2010
Synonyms
	Conus (Turriconus) andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010 (accepted, alternative representation); Kurodaconus andremenezi (Olivera & Biggs, 2010);

Conus andremenezi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]^[3]

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 25 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and New Caledonia.

References

^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus andremenezi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192540A2112036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192540A2112036.en. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b Conus andremenezi Olivera & Biggs, 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 201.
^ Biggs, J. S., Watkins, M. Showers Corneli, P. and Olivera, B. M. (2010). Defining a clade by morphological, molecular, and toxinological criteria: distinctive forms related to Conus praecellens A. Adams, 1854 (Gastropoda: Conidae). Nautilus 124:1–19.