Conus antoniomonteiroi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[3]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus antoniomonteiroi Rolán, 1990 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. antoniomonteiroi
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| Conus antoniomonteiroi Rolán, 1990 [2]
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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 edit
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 26 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Sal, Cape Verde.[3]
References edit
- ^ Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus antoniomonteiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192381A2084717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192381A2084717.en. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Rolán, E., 1990. Descripcion de Nuevas Especies y Subespecies del Genero Conus (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) para el Archipelago de Cabo Verde. Iberus: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Malocologia, Suppl. 2: 5 -70
- ^ a b Conus antoniomonteiroi Rolán, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2018.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Afonso C.M.L. & Tenorio M.J. (2004) Conus cuneolus Reeve, 1843 and related species in Sal Island, Cape Verde Archipelago (Gastropoda, Conidae). Visaya 1(1): 31–43.
- 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
- 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 edit
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Africonus antoniomonteiroi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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