Conus damottai

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Conus damottai
Conus damottai damottai 1.jpg
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus damottai damottai Trovão, 1979
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. damottai
Binomial name
Conus damottai
Trovão, 1979 [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • Africonus damottai(Trovão, 1979)
  • Africonus damottai damottai(Trovão, 1979)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Africonus derrubado(Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990)
  • Africonus diegoiCossignani, 2014
  • Africonus pinedensisCossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017 (original combination)
  • Africonus purvisiCossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017 (original combination)
  • Africonus roquensisCossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015
  • Africonus umbelinaeCossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014
  • Conus (Lautoconus) damottaiTrovão, 1979· accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus (Lautoconus) derrubadoRolán & F. Fernandes, 1990
  • Conus (Lautoconus) diegoi(Cossignani, 2014)
  • Conus damottai damottaiTrovão, 1979
  • Conus derrubadoRolán & Fernandes, 1990
  • Conus diegoi(Cossignani, 2014)

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

Contents

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.

There are two subspecies:

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 16 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Cape Verde archipelago, Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The subspecies Conus damottai galeao is only found off the island of Maio (Baía do Galeão, Baía do Navio Quebrado); the subspecies Conus damottai damottai only off the island of Boa Vista. [1]

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References

Conus damottai galeao, founded in the waters of Baia do Galeao and small portions around it Conus damottai galeao 002.jpg
Conus damottai galeao, founded in the waters of Baía do Galeão and small portions around it
Conus damottai galeao Rolan, E.M., 1996 Conus damottai galeao 1.jpg
Conus damottai galeao Rolán, E.M., 1996
  1. 1 2 Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus damottai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192631A2131101. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192631A2131101.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Trovão, H. F. M., 1979. Contribuição para o estudo dos Moluscos Gasterópodos da famaia Conidae da África occidental. Amphitrite, 1 (1 ): 3 -12
  3. 1 2 Conus damottai Trovão, 1979 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 18 July 2011.
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