Conus cuneolus

Conus cuneolus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cuneolus Reeve, L.A., 1844
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. cuneolus
Binomial name
Conus cuneolus
Reeve, 1843
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus cuneolus (Reeve, 1843) ยท
  • Conus (Lautoconus) cuneolus Reeve, 1843 accepted, alternate representation

Conus cuneolus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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 17 mm and 33 mm. The shell is shortly turbinated, wide at the shoulder, and somewhat inflated. Its color is chestnut- or chocolate-brown, with small white maculations, forming an obscure band at the shoulder, and another below the middle, as well as somewhat scattered over the rest of the surface, including the convex spire.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

References

  1. 1 2 Conus cuneolus Reeve, 1843.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
Conus cuneolus Reeve, L.A., 1843
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