Conus regonae 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 regonae Rolán, E.M. & Trovão in Rolán, E.M., 1990 | |
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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. regonae
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| Conus regonae Rolán & Trovão in Rolán, 1990
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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 size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Sal, Cape Verde.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus regonae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192785A2161145. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192785A2161145.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Conus regonae Rolán & Trovão in Rolán, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Rolán E. (1990) Descripcion de nuevas especies y subespecies del genero Conus (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) para el archipielago de Cabo Verde. Iberus Supplement 2: 5–70, 9 pls.
- 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus regonae.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Africonus regonae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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