Conus maioensis

Conus maioensis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus maioensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. maioensis
Binomial name
Conus maioensis Tenorio, Afonso, & Rolán, 2008
Synonyms [2]
Africonus cossignaniiT. Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014 Africonus crioulus(M. Tenorio & Afonso, 2004) Africonus decolrobertoiT. Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017 Africonus maioensis(Trovão, Rolán & Félix-Alves, 1990) alternative representation Africonus marcocastellazziiT. Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014 Africonus zinhoiT. Cossignani, 2014 (original combination) Conus (Lautoconus) crioulus M. Tenorio & Afonso, 2004 Conus (Lautoconus) maioensisTrovão, Rolán & Félix-Alves, 1990 Conus (Lautoconus) marcocastellazzii(T. Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014) Conus (Lautoconus) zinhoi(T. Cossignani, 2014) Conus crioulusM. Tenorio & Afonso, 2004 Conus marcocastellazzii(T. Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014) Conus zinhoi(T. Cossignani, 2014)

Conus maioensis 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 15 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, along the northern coast of the island of Maio, Cape Verde. Its conservation status is least concern. ^[1]

References

1. Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus maioensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T192702A2145041. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192702A2145041.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Conus maioensis Trovão, Rolán & Félix-Alves, 1990 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 7 December 2018.

• Trovão, H., Rolán, E. and Félix-Alves, I. A. V. 1990. A new species of Conus from the Cabo Verde Archipelago, West Africa (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conidae). Publicações Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 15: 69–78, 11 figs.
• 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
• Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2014). Quattro nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 83: 14-19.

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• "Africonus maioensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.