Conus borgesi

Conus borgesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

Conus borgesi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus borgesi Trovão, 1979
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. borgesi
Binomial name
Conus borgesi Trovão, 1979
Synonyms[2]
Africonus borgesi (Trovão, 1979) Africonus pedrofiadeiroi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015 Africonus wandae Cossignani, 2014 (original combination) Conus (Lautoconus) borgesi Trovão, 1979 · accepted, alternate representation

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 19 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde.[1]

References

1. Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus borgesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192500A2104554. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192500A2104554.en.
2. Conus borgesi Trovão, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
• Cossignani & Fiadeiro, Malacologia Mostra Mondiale vol. 86 p. 18; 2015
• 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
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=289022&lvl=0
• http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Africonus borgesi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.