Conus abrolhosensis

Conus abrolhosensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. abrolhosensis
Binomial name
	Conus abrolhosensis; Petuch, 1987
Synonyms
	Conus (Dauciconus) abrolhosensis Petuch, 1987 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus baiano Coltro, 2004; Poremskiconus abrolhosensis (Petuch, 1987);

Conus abrolhosensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 11 mm and 30 mm.

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Abrolhos Archipelago, Eastern Brasil.

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus abrolhosensis Petuch, 1987. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429226 on 2015-06-24

Coltro, J. Jr. 2004. New species of Conidae from northeastern Brazil (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Strombus 11: 1-16
Puillandre, N.; Duda, T.F.; Meyer, C.; Olivera, B.M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.

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