Conus venulatus

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

Conus venulatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus venulatus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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. venulatus
Binomial name
Conus venulatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Kalloconus) venulatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation Conus nivifer G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 Conus nivosus Lamarck, 1810 Conus quaestor Lamarck, 1810 Kalloconus (Trovaoconus) josefiadeiroi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2019 (basionym) Kalloconus (Trovaoconus) venulatus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) Kalloconus josefiadeiroi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2019 Kalloconus venulatus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) Trovaoconus venulatus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

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 27 mm and 55 mm. The color of the shell varies from light chestnut to dark chocolate, with indistinct darker revolving lines, irregularly marbled throughout with white. The spire and lower part of the body whorl are striate.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands.[2]

Gallery

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  Conus venulatus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792

References

1. Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus venulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192455A2098106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192455A2098106.en.
2. Conus venulatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
3. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

• Lamarck, J. B. P. A., 1810. Description des espèces du genre Cône. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 15: 263–292
• Kohn, A.J. (1981). "Type specimens and identity of the described species of Conus VI. The species described 1801–1810". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 71 (3): 279–341. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1981.tb01134.x.
• Petit, R. E. (2009). "George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1.
• 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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Trovaoconus venulatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• Holotype in MNHN, Paris