Conus venulatus

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Conus venulatus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus venulatusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. venulatus
Binomial name
Conus venulatus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Kalloconus) venulatusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus niviferG. B. Sowerby I, 1833
  • Conus nivosusLamarck, 1810
  • Conus quaestorLamarck, 1810
  • Kalloconus (Trovaoconus) josefiadeiroiCossignani & Fiadeiro, 2019 (basionym)
  • Kalloconus (Trovaoconus) venulatus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Kalloconus josefiadeiroiCossignani & Fiadeiro, 2019
  • Kalloconus venulatus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Trovaoconus venulatus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Conus venulatus, common name the Cape Verde cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]

Contents

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 27 mm and 55 mm. The color of the shell varies from light chestnut to dark chocolate, with indistinct darker revolving lines, irregularly marbled throughout with white. The spire and lower part of the body whorl are striate. [3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus venulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192455A2098106. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192455A2098106.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Conus venulatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 9 December 2018.
  3. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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