Conus verdensis

Conus verdensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2][3]

Conus verdensis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus verdensis Trovco, H., 1979
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. verdensis
Binomial name
Conus verdensis
Trovão, 1979
Synonyms[2]
  • Africonus verdensis (Trovão, 1979)
  • Africonus verdensis verdensis (Trovão, 1979)
  • Conus nelsontiagoi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014)
  • Conus verdensis verdensis Trovão, 1979
  • Conus (Lautoconus) verdensis Trovão, 1979 - accepted, alternate representation

Like all species within the genus Conus, these cone snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

The subspecies Conus verdensis furnae Rolán, 1990 has been raised to the status of species as Conus furnae Rolán, 1990.[4][5]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 23 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde.[1]

References

  1. Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus verdensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192726A2150490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192726A2150490.en.
  2. Conus verdensis Trovão, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
  3. [See image at Gastropods.com http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_8215.shtml]
  4. Conus furnae Rolán, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2011.
  5. See image at Gastropods.com http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_27266.shtml


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