Conus estivali

Conus estivali
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus estivali Moolenbeek, R.G. & G. Richard 1995
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. estivali
Binomial name
	Conus estivali; Röckel, Richard, & Moolenbeek, 1995
Synonyms
	Continuconus estivali (Moolenbeek & Richard, 1995); Conus (Klemaeconus) estivali Moolenbeek & Richard, 1995 · accepted, alternate representation; Kioconus estivali (Moolenbeek & Richard, 1995);

Conus estivali 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 attains 10 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs in the Coral Sea and off New Caledonia

References[]

^ ^a ^b Conus estivali Röckel, Richard, & Moolenbeek, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Röckel D., Richard G. & Moolenbeek R.G. (1995) Deep-water cones (Gastropoda: Conidae) from the New Caledonian region. In Bouchet P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes Musorstom 14. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 167: 557–594.
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
"Kioconus estivali". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
Holotype at MNHN, Paris

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[WoRMS-1] Conus estivali Röckel, Richard, & Moolenbeek, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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