Conus bocagei

Conus bocagei
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus bocagei Trovco, H., 1978
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. bocagei
Binomial name
	Conus bocagei; Trovão, 1978
Synonyms
	Conus (Lautoconus) bocagei Trovão, 1978 · accepted, alternate representation; Varioconus bocagei (Trovão, 1978);

Conus bocagei 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 13 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Conus bocagei Trovão, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. The endemic Conus of Angola. Argonauta 13(2): 5–44, 150 figs.
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
"Varioconus bocagei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus bocagei Trovão, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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