Conus decoratus
| Conus decoratus | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus decoratus Rockel,D.,E.M.Rolan & A.A.Monteiro, 1980 | |
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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. decoratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus decoratus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980 | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus decoratus Rockel,D.,E.M.Rolan & A.A.Monteiro, 1980, showing variation in the species.
Conus decoratus 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 20 mm and 35 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Santa Luzia, Cape Verde
References
- 1 2 Conus decoratus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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
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