''Conus cepasi'' is a species of predatory

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, known as the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus cepasi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405000 on 2015-08-29 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. Conus cepasi 2

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Angola, Africa.

References

* Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. ''The endemic Conus of Angola''. Argonauta 13(2): 5-44, 150 figs. * Filmer R.M. (2001). ''A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998''. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp. * Tucker J.K. (2009). ''Recent cone species database''. September 4, 2009 Edition
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

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Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
cepasi Gastropods described in 1975 Invertebrates of Angola Endemic fauna of Angola Gastropods of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Conus-stub