Conus ateralbus

Conus ateralbus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus ateralbusKiener, L.C., 1849
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. ateralbus
Binomial name
Conus ateralbus (Kiener, 1845) [2]
Synonyms [3]
Conus (Kalloconus) ateralbusKiener, 1850 · accepted, alternate representation Trovaoconus ateralbusKiener, L.C., 1845

Conus ateralbus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[3]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Conus ateralbusKiener, L.C., 1849

Apertural view of Conus ateralbus

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 29 mm and 48 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, where it is restricted to the coast of the island of Sal, Cape Verde. ^[1]

References

1. Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus ateralbus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T192744A2154590. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192744A2154590.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2
3. Conus ateralbus Kiener, 1845 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 7 December 2018.

• Kiener L.C. 1844–1850. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1–379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1–48 (1846); 49–160 (1847); 161–192 (1848); 193–240 (1849); 241-[379](assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2–3, 5, 7–32, 34–36, 38, 40–50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51–52, 54–56, 57–68, 74–77 (1846); 1, 69–73, 78–103 (1847); 104–106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108–111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière
• 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
• "Trovaoconus ateralbus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea