Conus regonae 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.

Conus regonae

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.

Conus regonae

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Sal, Cape Verde.

Conus regonae

References

Rolán E. (1990) Descripcion de nuevas especies y subespecies del genero Conus (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) para el archipielago de Cabo Verde. Iberus Supplement 2: 5–70, 9 pls. 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

The Conus Biodiversity website

Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea

regonae

Gastropods of Cape Verde

Endemic fauna of Cape Verde

Fauna of Sal, Cape Verde

Gastropods described in 1990