Conus allaryi

Conus allaryi
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus allaryi Bozzetti, L. 2008
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. allaryi
Binomial name
	Conus allaryi; Bozzetti, 2008
Synonyms
	Conus (Lautoconus) allaryi Bozzetti, 2008 · accepted, alternate representation; Varioconus allaryi (Bozzetti, 2008);

Conus allaryi 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 23 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Conus allaryi Bozzetti, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.

Bozzetti, L. 2008b. Conus allaryi (Gastropoda; Prosobranchia: Conidae) a new species from Angola. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 61:12–13
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

External links[]

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Africonus allaryi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Holotype in MNHN, Paris

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[WoRMS-1] Conus allaryi Bozzetti, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.

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