Conus lineopunctatus

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Conus lineopunctatus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus lineopunctatusMotta, A.J. da, 1991
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Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. lineopunctatus
Binomial name
Conus lineopunctatus
Kaicher, 1977
Synonyms [1]
  • Africonus lineopunctatus"Trovão, H." Kaicher, S.D., 1977
  • Conus (Lautoconus) lineopunctatusKaicher, 1977 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus guttatusKiener, 1848 (invalid: secondary junior homonym of Cucullus guttatusRöding, 1798; Conus neoguttatus is a replacement name)
  • Conus neoguttatusda Motta, 1991
  • Varioconus lineopunctatus(Kaicher, 1977)
  • Varioconus neoguttatus(da Motta, 1991

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

Contents

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 43 mm.

Distribution

This marine species in the South Atlantic Ocean off Angola at a depth of 20 m.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus lineopunctatus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429427 on 2015-10-21


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