Conus alconnelli

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

Conus alconnelli
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus alconnelli Motta, A.J. da, 1986
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. alconnelli
Binomial name
Conus alconnelli da Motta, 1986
Synonyms[2]
Conus pennasilicorum Bozzetti, 2017 Conus (Splinoconus) alconnelli da Motta, 1986· accepted, alternate representation Kioconus alconnelli (da Motta, 1986)

Behavior

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

The sizeof the shell varies between 27.5 mm and 90 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean from Southeast Africa, and Madagascar to Oman; and off the Mascarenes and Northern Transkei, South Africa.