Conus filmeri 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 filmeri

Description

The size of the shell varies between 23 mm and 33 mm.

Conus filmeri

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

Conus filmeri

References

Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. The endemic Conus of Angola. Argonauta 13(2): 5–44, 150 figs. page(s): 16, 34–36 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

filmeri

Gastropods described in 2000