Conus belairensis

Conus belairensis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus belairensis Pin & L. Tack, 1989
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. belairensis
Binomial name
Conus belairensis Pin & Leung Tack in Pin, 1989
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Lautoconus) belairensis Pin & Leung Tack, 1989 · accepted, alternate representation Lautoconus belairensis (Pin & Leung Tack, 1989)

Conus belairensis 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.

Conus belairensis Pin & L. Tack, 1989

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 16 mm and 45 mm.

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Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.

References[]

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• 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
• "Lautoconus belairensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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