Conus antonioi

Conus antonioi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. antonioi
Binomial name
*Conus antonioi* (Cossignani, 2014)
Synonyms^[1]
Africonus antonioi Cossignani, 2014 (original combination) Conus (Lautoconus) antonioi (Cossignani, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation

Conus antonioi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell attains 21 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verdes.

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus antonioi (Cossignani, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758176 on 2015-06-29

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

External identifiers for Conus antonioi
WoRMS	758176

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