Conus fuscoflavus

Conus fuscoflavus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus fuscoflavus Röckel, Rolán, & Monteiro, 1980
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. fuscoflavus
Binomial name
Conus fuscoflavus
Röckel, Rolán, & Monteiro, 1980 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Africonus fuscoflavus (Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) fuscoflavus Röckel, Rolán, & Monteiro, 1980 - accepted, alternate representation
Apertural view of Conus fuscoflavus

Conus fuscoflavus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

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 an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

References

  1. Röckel, D., Rolán, E., and Monteiro, A., 1980. Cone shells from Cape Verde Islands. A difficult puzzle: 1 -156
  2. 1 2 Conus fuscoflavus Röckel, Rolán, & Monteiro, 1980.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 July 2011.
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