Conus medvedevi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus medvedevi (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819317 on 2015-10-31
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 30 mm. Its toothed radula is larger than that of its relatives. Distribution This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and is endemic to Angola.
References
Monteiro A., Afonso C., Tenorio M.J., Rosado J. & Pirinhas D. (2014). New data on the endemic cones (Gastropoda, Conidae) of Angola, with the description of new species. Xenophora Taxonomy. 5: 61-73 page(s): 64, pl. 2 figs 1-6
External links
To World Register of Marine Species