Conus micropunctatus

Conus micropunctatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus micropunctatusRolán, E.M. & D. Röckel, 2000
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. micropunctatus
Binomial name
Conus micropunctatus Rolán & Röckel, 2000
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Lautoconus) micropunctatusRolán & Röckel, 2000 · accepted, alternate representation Varioconus micropunctatus(Rolán & Röckel, 2000)

Conus micropunctatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[1]

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 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

1. Conus micropunctatus Rolán & Röckel, 2000 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.

• Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. The endemic Conus of Angola. Argonauta 13(2): 5–44, 150 figs. page(s): 16, 34–35
• 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
• "Varioconus micropunctatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.