Conus navarroi

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

Conus navarroi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus navarroi" Rolan, E.M., 1986
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. navarroi
Binomial name
Conus navarroi Rolán, 1986
Synonyms[2]
Africonus navarroi (Rolán, 1986) Conus (Lautoconus) navarroi Rolán, 1986 · 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. From its morphology and radular characters, it seems an evolutionary line different from other Capeverdian Conus species.[2]

The former subspecies Conus navarroi calhetae Rolán, 1990 is a synonym of Conus calhetae Rolán, 1990.[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 23 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the islands Santa Luzia and São Vicente, Cape Verde.[1]

References

1. Tenorio, M.J. (2013). "Conus navarroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192485A2102641. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192485A2102641.en.
2. Conus navarroi Rolán, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• 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
• "Africonus navarroi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.