Conus fuscoflavus

Conus fuscoflavus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus fuscoflavus Röckel, Rolán, & Monteiro, 1980
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. fuscoflavus
Binomial name
	Conus fuscoflavus; Röckel, Rolán, & Monteiro, 1980 [2]
Synonyms[3]
	Africonus cristinapessoae Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017; Africonus fantasmalis (Rolán, 1990); Africonus fuscoflavus (Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980); Africonus gallopalvoi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017; Africonus messiasi (Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990); Africonus silviae Cossignani, 2014; Africonus tarafensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018; Conus (Lautoconus) fantasmalis Rolán, 1990; Conus (Lautoconus) fuscoflavus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980· accepted, alternate representation; Conus (Lautoconus) messiasi Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990; Conus (Lautoconus) silviae (Cossignani, 2014); Conus fantasmalis Rolán, 1990; Conus messiasi Rolán & Fernandes, 1990; Conus silviae (Cossignani, 2014);

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

Apertural view of Conus fuscoflavus

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 an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.[3]

References

Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus fuscoflavus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192858A2175321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192858A2175321.en.
Röckel, D., Rolán, E., and Monteiro, A., 1980. Cone shells from Cape Verde Islands. A difficult puzzle: 1–156
Conus fuscoflavus Röckel, Rolán, & Monteiro, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.

Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. 4 September 2009 Edition
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp\

External links

The Conus Biodiversity website
"Africonus fuscoflavus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
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

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[iucn-1] Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus fuscoflavus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192858A2175321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192858A2175321.en.

[2] Röckel, D., Rolán, E., and Monteiro, A., 1980. Cone shells from Cape Verde Islands. A difficult puzzle: 1–156

[WoRMS-3] Conus fuscoflavus Röckel, Rolán, & Monteiro, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.