Conus carnalis

Conus carnalis
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus carnalis Sowerby, G.B. III, 1879
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. carnalis
Binomial name
	Conus carnalis; G. B. Sowerby III, 1879
Synonyms
	Conus (Pseudonoduloconus) carnalis G. B. Sowerby III, 1879 accepted, alternate representation; Conus amethystinus Trovão, 1975; Pseudonoduloconus carnalis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1879);

Conus carnalis 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 34 mm and 63 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Conus carnalis G. B. Sowerby III, 1879. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Sowerby, G. B., III. 1879. Descriptions of ten new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1878:795–798, pl. 48
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
"Pseudonoduloconus carnalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Specimen at MNHN, Paris

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[WoRMS-1] Conus carnalis G. B. Sowerby III, 1879. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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