Conus antoniomonteiroi

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

Conus antoniomonteiroi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus antoniomonteiroi Rolán, 1990
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. antoniomonteiroi
Binomial name
Conus antoniomonteiroi
Rolán, 1990 [1]
Synonyms
  • Africonus antoniomonteiroi (Rolán, 1990)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) antoniomonteiroi Rolán, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus antoniomonteiroi Rolán, 1990, showing variation in the species.

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 26 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Sal, Cape Verde.[2]

References

  1. Rolán, E., 1990. Descripcion de Nuevas Especies y Subespecies del Genero Conus (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) para el Archipelago de Cabo Verde. Iberus: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Malocologia, Suppl. 2: 5 -70
  2. Conus antoniomonteiroi Rolán, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2018.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Africonus antoniomonteiroi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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