Conus tenuilineatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus tenuilineatus Rolan, E.M. & D. Rockel, 2001 | |
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. tenuilineatus
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| Conus tenuilineatus Rolán & Röckel, 2001
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging and injecting humans with their jagged spear-like tooth after extending a tubular proboscis. This venom induces paralyzing effects, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.[2]
Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 29 mm, and are of least concern regarding extinction (2001)
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
edit- ^ a b Conus tenuilineatus Rolán & Röckel, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Conus tenuilineatus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2001. The endemic Conus of Angola. 2. Description of three new species. Iberus 19(2): 57–66.
- 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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus tenuilineatus.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Varioconus tenuilineatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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