Conus kersteni

Conus kersteni
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus kersteni Tenorio, M.J., C.M.L. Afonso & E. Rolan 2008
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. kersteni
Binomial name
Conus kersteni Tenorio, Afonso, & Rolán, 2008
Synonyms [2]
Africonus kersteni (Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008) Conus (Lautoconus) kersteniTenorio, Afonso, & Rolán, 2008 – accepted, alternate representation

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus kersteni Tenorio, M.J., C.M.L. Afonso & E. Rolan 2008, showing variation in the species.

Conus kersteni 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 18 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. ^[1]

References

1. Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus kersteni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192354A2079008. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192354A2079008.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Conus kersteni Tenorio, Afonso, & Rolán, 2008 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.

• Tenorio & Afonso & Rolàn, New endemic species of Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from the Islands of São Nicolau, Santo Antão and Sal in the Cape Verde Archipelago
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
• Tenorio, M.J.; Afonso, C.M.L.; Rolán, E. (2008). New endemic species of Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from the Islands of São Nicolau, Santo Antão and Sal in the Cape Verde Archipelago. Vita Malacologica, 6: 1–10
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• 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 kersteni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.