Conus dedonderi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus dedonderi (Goethaels & D. Monsecour, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732688 on 2015-09-10
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
Classification and Nomenclature Conus dedonderi was originally described as Rolaniconus dedonderi by Goethaels and Monsecour in 2013. It is now classified under the genus Conus, specifically within the subgenus Strategoconus.
Description
The shell of C. Dedonderi is a small, white, rigid, cone like shape which can vary between 14 mm to 20 mm in length. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Southern Philippines.
References
Goethaels R. & Monsecour D. (2013) A new species of Rolaniconus (Gastropoda: Conidae) from the Philippines. Novapex 14(2): 35-37 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 To World Register of Marine Species