Conus pseudocuneolus
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus pseudocuneolus 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. pseudocuneolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus pseudocuneolus Röckel, Rolán, & Monteiro, 1980 | |
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Conus pseudocuneolus 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 an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde islands. It is an insular endemic (Sal Island) and a species at high risk of extinction.
References
- 1 2 Conus pseudocuneolus Röckel, Rolán, & Monteiro, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2011.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Afonso C.M.L. & Tenorio M.J. (2004) Conus cuneolus Reeve, 1843 and related species in Sal Island, Cape Verde Archipelago (Gastropoda, Conidae). Visaya 1(1): 31-43
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
- 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
Conus pseudocuneolus Rockel, D., E.M. Rolan & A.A.Monteiro, 1980
External links
- Gastropods.com : Africonus pseudocuneolus; accessed : 8 April 2011
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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