Conus tenuilineatus
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus tenuilineatus Rolan, E.M. & D. Rockel, 2001 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. tenuilineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus tenuilineatus Rolán & Röckel, 2001 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus tenuilineatus 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 18 mm and 29 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
- 1 2 Conus tenuilineatus Rolán & Röckel, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2001. The endemic Conus of Angola. 2. Description of three new species. Iberus 19(2):57-66.
- 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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Varioconus tenuilineatus
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