Conus trovaoi

Conus trovaoi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus trovaoi Rolan, E.M. & D. Rockel, 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. trovaoi
Binomial name
Conus trovaoi Rolán & Röckel, 2000
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Lautoconus) trovaoi Rolán & Röckel, 2000 · accepted, alternate representation Varioconus trovaoi (Rolán & Röckel, 2000)

Conus trovaoi 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 25 mm and 44 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, 37–38
• 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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus trovaoi.

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

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