Conus damottai, the glabrous cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[3]

Conus damottai
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus damottai damottai Trovão, 1979
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. damottai
Binomial name
Conus damottai
Trovão, 1979 [2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Africonus damottai (Trovão, 1979)
  • Africonus damottai damottai (Trovão, 1979)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Africonus derrubado (Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990)
  • Africonus diegoi Cossignani, 2014
  • Africonus pinedensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017 (original combination)
  • Africonus purvisi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017 (original combination)
  • Africonus roquensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015
  • Africonus umbelinae Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014
  • Conus (Lautoconus) damottai Trovão, 1979· accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus (Lautoconus) derrubado Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990
  • Conus (Lautoconus) diegoi (Cossignani, 2014)
  • Conus damottai damottai Trovão, 1979
  • Conus derrubado Rolán & Fernandes, 1990
  • Conus diegoi (Cossignani, 2014)

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.

There are two subspecies:

  • Conus damottai damottai Trovão, 1979: synonym of Conus damottai Trovão, 1979
  • Conus damottai galeao Rolán, 1990: synonym of Conus galeao Rolán, 1990 (original rank)

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 16 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Cape Verde archipelago, Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The subspecies Conus damottai galeao is only found off the island of Maio (Baía do Galeão, Baía do Navio Quebrado); the subspecies Conus damottai damottai only off the island of Boa Vista.[1]

References

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Conus damottai galeao, founded in the waters of Baía do Galeão and small portions around it
 
Conus damottai galeao Rolán, E.M., 1996
  1. ^ a b Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus damottai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192631A2131101. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192631A2131101.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Trovão, H. F. M., 1979. Contribuição para o estudo dos Moluscos Gasterópodos da famaia Conidae da África occidental. Amphitrite, 1 (1 ): 3 -12
  3. ^ a b Conus damottai Trovão, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 July 2011.
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