Conus longilineus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2][3][4][5]
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| Two views of a shell of Conus longilineus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. longilineus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980
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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
editThe shell attains a length of 20 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes in the following locations in the southern part of the island of Sal:[2]
References
edit- ^ Tenorio, M.J. (2013). "Conus longilineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42830689A42830729. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42830689A42830729.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Conus longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2018.
- ^ Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- ^ 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. September 4th 2009 Edition.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- 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
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- World Register of Marine Species
- "Africonus grahami longilineus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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