Conus negroides

Conus negroides
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus negroidesKaicher, 1977
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. negroides
Binomial name
Conus negroides Kaicher, 1977
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Lautoconus) negroidesKaicher, 1977 · accepted, alternate representation Conus gabrielaeRolán & Röckel, 2000 Varioconus gabrielae(Rolán & Röckel, 2000) Varioconus negroides(Kaicher, 1977)

Conus negroides 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 an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 32 mm. It is mostly black, with a white point. The most have white patterns on the shels

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus negroides. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429428 on 2015-09-23

• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition.
• 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
• "Varioconus negroides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.