Conus bruguieri

Conus bruguieri
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus bruguieri Kiener, L.C., 1848
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. bruguieri
Binomial name
Conus bruguieri Kiener, 1848
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Lautoconus) bruguieri Kiener, 1846 · accepted, alternate representation Conus bruguieresi Kiener, 1848 (incorrect subsequent spelling) Conus bruguiersi Kiener, 1846 (spelling variation) Lautoconus bruguieri (Kiener, 1846)

Conus bruguieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1][2]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of poisoning humans.

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 38 mm.

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Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.

References[]

• Kiener L.C. 1844–1850. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1–379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1–48 (1846); 49–160 (1847); 161–192 (1848); 193–240 (1849); 241-[379](assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2–3, 5, 7–32, 34–36, 38, 40–50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51–52, 54–56, 57–68, 74–77 (1846); 1, 69–73, 78–103 (1847); 104–106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108–111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière
• 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
• Gastropods.com: Lautoconus bruguieresil^{[permanent dead link]}
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea

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