Conus cuneolus

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

Conus cuneolus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cuneolus Reeve, L.A., 1844
Conservation status
Endangered  (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. cuneolus
Binomial name
Conus cuneolus Reeve, 1843
Synonyms[2]
Africonus cuneolus (Reeve, 1843) Conus anthonyi (Petuch, 1975) Conus bernardinoi (Cossignani, 2014) Conus fontonae Rolán & Trovão, 1990 Conus mordeirae Rolán & Trovão, 1990 Conus pseudocuneolus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980 Conus serranegrae Rolán, 1990 Conus (Lautoconus) cuneolus Reeve, 1843 accepted, alternate representation

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 size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 33 mm. The shell is shortly turbinated, wide at the shoulder, and somewhat inflated. Its color is chestnut- or chocolate-brown, with small white maculations, forming an obscure band at the shoulder, and another below the middle, as well as somewhat scattered over the rest of the surface, including the convex spire.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, where it is restricted to the southwestern part of the island of Sal.^[1]