Conus franciscoi

Conus franciscoi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus franciscoi Rolán, E.M. & D. Röckel, 2000
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. franciscoi
Binomial name
Conus franciscoi Rolán & Röckel, 2000
Synonyms[1]
Conus armatus "Trovão, H. MS" Clover, P.W., 1978 (invalid, junior homonym of Conus armatus E. A. Smith, 1891) Conus (Lautoconus) franciscoi Rolán & Röckel, 2000 · accepted, alternate representation Varioconus franciscoi (Rolán & Röckel, 2000)

Conus franciscoi 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 28 mm and 38 mm.

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Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References[]

• Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. The endemic Conus of Angola. Argonauta 13(2): 5–44, 150 figs. page(s): 17, 34, 36–37
• 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[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus franciscoi.

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Varioconus franciscoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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