Conus bruguieri

Conus bruguieri
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus bruguieri Kiener, L.C., 1848
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. bruguieri
Binomial name
Conus bruguieri Kiener, 1848
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Lautoconus) bruguieri Kiener, 1846 · accepted, alternate representation Conus bruguieresi Kiener, 1848 (incorrect subsequent spelling) Conus bruguiersi Kiener, 1846 (spelling variation) Lautoconus bruguieri (Kiener, 1846)

Conus bruguieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1][2]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of poisoning humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 38 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.

References

• Kiener L.C. 1844-1850. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1-379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1-48 (1846); 49-160 (1847); 161-192 (1848); 193-240 (1849); 241-[379](assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2-3, 5, 7-32, 34-36, 38, 40-50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51-52, 54-56, 57-68, 74-77 (1846); 1, 69-73, 78-103 (1847); 104-106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108-111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière
• 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
• Gastropods.com: Lautoconus bruguieresil
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea