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Conus delanoyae
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus delanoyae Trovão, 1979
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
Synonyms
  • Africonus delanoyae (Trovão, 1979)
  • Africonus joserochoi Cossignani, 2014
  • Africonus luquei (Rolán & Trovão, 1990)
  • Africonus swinneni Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán, 2014
  • Conus (Lautoconus) delanoyae Trovão, 1979
  • Conus (Lautoconus) joserochoi (Cossignani, 2014)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) luquei Rolán & Trovão, 1990
  • Conus (Lautoconus) swinneni (Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán, 2014)
  • Conus delanoyi Trovão, 1979 (improperly formed specific epithet)
  • Conus luquei Rolán & Trovão, 1990
  • Conus swinneni (Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán, 2014)

Conus delanoyae, common name Delanoy's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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

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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus delanoyae Trovão, 1979, showing variation in the species.
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus delanoyae Trovão, 1979, showing variation in the species.

Length: 17–35 mm.

Distribution

This species occur off the Atlantic island off Boa Vista, Cape Verde.

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