Conus longilineus

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

Conus longilineus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2][3][4]

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.

Two views of a shell of Conus longilineus

Description

The shell attains a length of 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes in the following locations:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224911 on 2012-01-21
  2. Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  3. Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  4. Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition.
External identifiers for Conus longilineus
NCBI 289036
WoRMS 224911
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