Conus antoniomonteiroi

Conus antoniomonteiroi
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus antoniomonteiroi Rolán, 1990
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. antoniomonteiroi
Binomial name
	Conus antoniomonteiroi; Rolán, 1990
Synonyms
	Africonus antoniomonteiroi (Rolán, 1990); Conus (Lautoconus) antoniomonteiroi Rolán, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation;

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus antoniomonteiroi Rolán, 1990, showing variation in the species.

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

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 15 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Sal, Cape Verde.^[2]

References[]

^ Rolán, E., 1990. Descripcion de Nuevas Especies y Subespecies del Genero Conus (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) para el Archipelago de Cabo Verde. Iberus: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Malocologia, Suppl. 2: 5 -70
^ ^a ^b Conus antoniomonteiroi Rolán, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2018.

Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
Afonso C.M.L. & Tenorio M.J. (2004) Conus cuneolus Reeve, 1843 and related species in Sal Island, Cape Verde Archipelago (Gastropoda, Conidae). Visaya 1(1): 31–43.
Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296
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
http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Africonus antoniomonteiroi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[1] Rolán, E., 1990. Descripcion de Nuevas Especies y Subespecies del Genero Conus (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) para el Archipelago de Cabo Verde. Iberus: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Malocologia, Suppl. 2: 5 -70

[WoRMS-2] Conus antoniomonteiroi Rolán, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2018.

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