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Conus franciscoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus franciscoi Rolán, E.M. & D. Röckel, 2000 | |
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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. franciscoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus franciscoi Rolán & Röckel, 2000
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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 28 mm and 38 mm.
Conus franciscoi is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trochophore stage.[2]
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References edit
- ^ a b Conus franciscoi Rolán & Röckel, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Conus franciscoi". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- 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 edit
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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