Conus albuquerquei

Conus albuquerquei
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus albuquerquei Trovco, H., 1978
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. albuquerquei
Binomial name
	Conus albuquerquei; Trovão, 1978
Synonyms[1]
	Conus (Lautoconus) albuquerquei Trovão, 1978 · accepted, alternate representation; Varioconus albuquerquei (Trovão, 1978);

Conus albuquerquei 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 12 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola

References

Conus albuquerquei Trovão, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.

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

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Varioconus albuquerquei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus albuquerquei Trovão, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.