Conus flavusalbus

Conus flavusalbus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus flavusalbus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus flavusalbus Rolan, E.M. & D. Rockel, 2000
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. flavusalbus
Binomial name
Conus flavusalbus
Rolán & Röckel, 2000
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Lautoconus) flavusalbus Rolán & Röckel, 2000 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Varioconus flavusalbus (Rolán & Röckel, 2000)

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 18 mm and 24 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Varioconus flavusalbus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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