Conus gonsaloi

Conus gonsaloi
Shells of Conus gonsaloi (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. gonsaloi
Binomial name
Conus gonsaloi (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014)
Synonyms [1]
Africonus gonsaloiAfonso & Tenorio, 2014 (original combination) Conus (Lautoconus) gonsaloi(Afonso & Tenorio, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation

Conus gonsaloi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. ^[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

Distribution

This marine species in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gonsaloi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759961 on 2015-10-02

• Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2014). Cinque nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 84: 21- 27 page(s): 25
• 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

• Register of Marine Species
• "Africonus gonsaloi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.