Conus babaensis
{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}
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| taxon = Conus babaensis
| image =Conus babaensis 1.jpg
| image2 =Conus babaensis 2.jpg
| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus babaensis Rolán, E.M. & D. Röckel, 2001
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| authority = Rolán & Röckel, 2001
| synonyms =
- Conus (Lautoconus) babaensis Rolán & Röckel, 2001 · accepted, alternate representation
- Varioconus babaensis (Rolán & Röckel, 2001)
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}}
Conus babaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|426378|Conus babaensis Rolán & Röckel, 2001||27 March 2010}}
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 17 mm and 35 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
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- [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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
- [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The Conus Biodiversity website]
- [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=3|id=27253|title=Varioconus babaensis|access-date=15 January 2019}}
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Category:Endemic mollusca species of Angola
Category:Gastropods described in 2001
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