Conus ateralbus

Conus ateralbus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus ateralbus Kiener, L.C., 1849
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. ateralbus
Binomial name
Conus ateralbus (Kiener, 1845)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Kalloconus) ateralbus Kiener, 1850 · accepted, alternate representation Trovaoconus ateralbus Kiener, L.C., 1845

Conus ateralbus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Conus ateralbus Kiener, L.C., 1849

Apertural view of Conus ateralbus

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 29 mm and 48 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

• 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
• 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

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Gastropods.com: Trovaoconus ateralbus
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea

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