Conus raulsilvai

Conus raulsilvai
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus raulsilvai Rolán, E.M., A.A.Monteiro & F.Fernandes, 1998
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. raulsilvai
Binomial name
Conus raulsilvai
Rolán, Monteiro & Fernandes, 1998
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus raulsilvai (Rolán, Monteiro & Fernandes, 1998)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) raulsilvai Rolán, Monteiro & Fernandes, 1998 · accepted, alternate representation

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

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 17 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean Maio Island, Cape Verde. It is known only from Maio Island, from shallow water. It must be an insular endemic, and it is a species at high risk of extinction. [1]

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