Conus echinophilus

Conus echinophilus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2][3]

Conus echinophilus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus echinophilus Petuch, E.J., 1975
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. echinophilus
Binomial name
Conus echinophilus
(Petuch, 1975)
Synonyms[2]
  • Africonus echinophilus Petuch, 1975
  • Lautoconus echinophilus (Petuch, 1975)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) echinophilus (Petuch, 1975) (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 8 mm and 24 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal, Africa.[4][2]

References
  1. Monnier, E. (2012). "Conus echinophilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192487A2102864. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192487A2102864.en.
  2. Conus echinophilus (Petuch, 1975). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
  3. Recognized in Lautoconus and not as Africonus in: Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
  4. Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.


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