Conus bellocqae

Conus bellocqae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. bellocqae
Binomial name
	Conus bellocqae; van Rossum, 1996
Synonyms
	Conus (Monteiroconus) bellocqae van Rossum, 1996 · accepted, alternate representation; Monteiroconus bellocqae (van Rossum, 1996);

Conus bellocqae 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 50 mm and 79 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Guinea.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Conus bellocqae van Rossum, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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
"Monteiroconus ambiguus bellocqae (f)". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus bellocqae van Rossum, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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