Conus lineopunctatus

Conus lineopunctatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus lineopunctatus Motta, A.J. da, 1991
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. lineopunctatus
Binomial name
Conus lineopunctatus
Kaicher, 1977
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus lineopunctatus "Trovão, H." Kaicher, S.D., 1977
  • Conus (Lautoconus) lineopunctatus Kaicher, 1977 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus guttatus Kiener, 1848 (invalid: secondary junior homonym of Cucullus guttatus Röding, 1798; Conus neoguttatus is a replacement name)
  • Conus neoguttatus da Motta, 1991
  • Varioconus lineopunctatus (Kaicher, 1977)
  • Varioconus neoguttatus (da Motta, 1991

Conus lineopunctatus 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 varies between 22 mm and 43 mm.

Distribution

This marine species in the South Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus lineopunctatus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429427 on 2015-10-21

External links

External identifiers for Conus lineopunctatus
WoRMS 429427


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