Conus ateralbus
| Conus ateralbus | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus ateralbus Kiener, L.C., 1849 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. ateralbus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus ateralbus (Kiener, 1845)[1] | |
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Conus ateralbus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Conus ateralbus Kiener, L.C., 1849
Apertural view of Conus ateralbus
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 29 mm and 48 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes and in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- ↑ Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2
- 1 2 Conus ateralbus Kiener, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 July 2011.
- Kiener L.C. 1844-1850. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1-379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1-48 (1846); 49-160 (1847); 161-192 (1848); 193-240 (1849); 241-[379(assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2-3, 5, 7-32, 34-36, 38, 40-50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51-52, 54-56, 57-68, 74-77 (1846); 1, 69-73, 78-103 (1847); 104-106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108-111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière]
- 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
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Trovaoconus ateralbus
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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