{{short description|Species of sea snail}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Speciesbox | taxon = Conus calhetae | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Tenorio, M.J. |date=2013 |title=''Conus calhetae'' |volume=2013 |article-number=e.T15307979A42830719 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T15307979A42830719.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref> | image = Conus claudiae.jpg | image2 = Conus claudiae 2.jpg | authority = Rolán, 1990 | synonyms_ref = <ref name="WoRMS" /> | synonyms = * ''Africonus calhetae'' <small>(Rolán, 1990)</small> * ''Conus claudiae'' <small>Tenorio & Afonso, 2004</small> * ''Conus navarroi calhetae'' <small>Rolán, 1990</small> (original rank) * ''Conus (Lautoconus) calhetae'' <small>(Rolán, 1990)</small> · accepted, alternate representation | display_parents = 3 }}
'''''Conus calhetae''''' is a species of a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|428460|''Conus calhetae'' Rolan, 1990||27 March 2010}}</ref>
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.
==Description== The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 27 mm. The shell is often colored a dark yellow and is covered in white patterns. {{Expand section|date=August 2015}}
==Distribution== This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Maio, Cape Verde.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" />
==References== {{Reflist}} * Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) ''Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells''. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. * [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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== * [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The ''Conus'' Biodiversity website] * {{Gastropods.com|key=8|id=11718|title=''Africonus navarroi calhetae''|access-date=17 January 2019}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Conus Calhetae}} calhetae Category:Gastropods described in 1990 Category:Gastropods of Cape Verde Category:Endemic fauna of Cape Verde
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