Conus behelokensis 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 behelokensis Lauer, 1989. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751874 on 2015-07-25
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 34 mm and 65 mm. Distribution This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Western Indian Ocean.
References
Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp Lauer, J. 1989b. Complexe textile. 11 partie. Rossiniana 43:11-18 Bozzetti L. (2012) Two new species of Conidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from Southern and South-Western Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 74: 4–6.
External links 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 To World Register of Marine Species Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea