Conus babaensis 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 babaensis

Description

The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 35 mm.

Conus babaensis

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

Conus babaensis

References

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

Endemic fauna of Angola

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Gastropods described in 2001