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]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus africanus Kiener, L.C., 1849 | |
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. africanus
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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.
This species has been recently declared "least concern" in 2012, after it had been declared "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List in 1996.[1]
Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 30 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species is endemic to Angola and West Africa.
References
edit- ^ a b Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus africanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T5269A3014120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T5269A3014120.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2
- ^ a b 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
- 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
- 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 4, 2009 Edition
- 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
edit- "Varioconus africanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Varioconus africanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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