Conus nigromaculatus

Conus nigromaculatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus nigromaculatusRöckel, D. & R.G. Moolenbeek, 1992
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. nigromaculatus
Binomial name
Conus nigromaculatus Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1992
Synonyms [2]
Asprella nigromaculata(Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1992) Conus (Pionoconus) nigromaculatusRöckel & Moolenbeek, 1992· accepted, alternate representation Pionoconus nigromaculatus(Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1992)

Conus nigromaculatus 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 20 mm and 46 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea (Dahlak Archipelago) and off Eritrea .

References

1. Raybaudi-Massilia, G. (2013). "Conus nigromaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192434A2094790. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192434A2094790.en . Retrieved 19 July 2024.
2. Conus nigromaculatus Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1992 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.

• 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
• "Asprella nigromaculata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.