Conus isabelarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus isabelarum Tenorio, M.J. & C.M.L. Afonso, 2004 | |
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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. isabelarum
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| Conus isabelarum Tenorio & Afonso, 2004
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans. Which means they should be handled with caution or should not be handled with at all
Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 30 mm. The color of the shell is a coffee brown with while splashes
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Maio, Cape Verde.[1]
References
edit- Notes
- ^ a b Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus isabelarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192288A2066174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192288A2066174.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Conus isabelarum Tenorio & Afonso, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Bibliography
- Tenorio M.J. & Afonso C.M.L. (2004) Description of four new species of Conus from the Cape Verde Islands (Gastropoda, Conidae). Visaya 1(2): 24–37
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Africonus isabelarum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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