Conus roeckeli

Conus roeckeli
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus roeckeli Rolan, E.M. (Mosquera), 1980
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. roeckeli
Binomial name
Conus roeckeli Rolán, 1980
Synonyms [2]
Africonus roeckeli(Rolán, 1980) Conus damioi(Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015) Conus (Lautoconus) roeckeliRolán, 1980 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus roeckeli 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 13 mm and 23 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes. It is known only from Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde, between 2 and 5 m depth. Its conservation status is least concern. ^[1]

References

1. Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus roeckeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T192486A2102745. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192486A2102745.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Conus roeckeli Rolán, 1980 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 7 December 2018.

• 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
• "Africonus roeckeli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.