Conus helgae
{{short description|Species of sea snail}}
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| taxon = Conus helgae
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| authority = Blöcher, 1992
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| synonyms =
- Asprella helgae (Blöcher, 1992)
- Conus (Asprella) helgae Blöcher, 1992 · accepted, alternate representation
- Rolaniconus helgae (Blöcher, 1992)
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Conus helgae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|428149|Conus helgae Blöcher, 1992||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 attains {{Convert|40|mm|abbr=on}}.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar
References
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- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- [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]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=6|id=4286|title=Rolaniconus helgae|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1922
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