Conus velaensis 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.
Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia
Description The maximum recorded shell length is 31 mm.
Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 35 m. Maximum recorded depth is 35 m.
References
Petuch, E. J., 1992. Molluscan Discoveries from the Tropical Western Atlantic Region (ii). La Conchiglia: International Shell Magazine, 24 (265 ): 10 -15 Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
External links The Conus Biodiversity website