Conus vulcanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus vulcanus Tenorio, M.J. & C.M.L. Afonso, 2004 | |
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. vulcanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus vulcanus Tenorio & Afonso, 2004
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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
editThe size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 31 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus vulcanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192596A2124639. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192596A2124639.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Conus vulcanus Tenorio & Afonso, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
- Tenorio M.J. & Afonso C.M.L. (2004) Description of four new species of Conus from the Cape Verde Islands (Gastropoda, Conidae). Visaya 1(2): 24–37
- 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus vulcanus.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Africonus vulcanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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