Conus allaryi

Conus allaryi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus allaryiBozzetti, L. 2008
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. allaryi
Binomial name
Conus allaryi Bozzetti, 2008
Synonyms [2]
Conus (Lautoconus) allaryiBozzetti, 2008 · accepted, alternate representation Varioconus allaryi(Bozzetti, 2008)

Conus allaryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[2]

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 23 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

1. Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus allaryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192594A2124378. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192594A2124378.en . Retrieved 2 April 2024.
2. Conus allaryi Bozzetti, 2008 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 March 2010.

• Bozzetti, L. 2008b. Conus allaryi (Gastropoda; Prosobranchia: Conidae) a new species from Angola. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 61:12–13
• 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
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Africonus allaryi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
• Holotype in MNHN, Paris