Conus negroides

Conus negroides
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus negroides Kaicher, 1977
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. negroides
Binomial name
Conus negroides Kaicher, 1977
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Lautoconus) negroides Kaicher, 1977 · accepted, alternate representation Conus gabrielae Rolán & Röckel, 2000 Varioconus gabrielae (Rolán & Röckel, 2000) Varioconus negroides (Kaicher, 1977)

Conus negroides 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 an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 32 mm.

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Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References[]

• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition.
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• 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 negroides.

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

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