Conus africanus

Conus africanus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus africanus Kiener, L.C., 1849
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. africanus
Binomial name
Conus africanus
Kiener, 1845 [2]
Conus africanus Kiener, L.C., 1849
Synonyms[3]
  • Varioconus africanus Kiener, L.C., 1845
  • Conus neoafricanus da Motta, 1991

Conus africanus, common name the African cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [3]

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.

This species has been recently declared "least concern" in 2012, after it had been declared "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List in 1996.[1]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Angola, Africa.

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN Red List Conus Africanus. Downloaded on 20 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 WoRMS (2010). Conus africanus Kiener, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404999 on 2011-07-18