Conus diminutus

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

Conus diminutus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus diminutus Trovão, H. & E.M. Rolan, 1986
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (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. diminutus
Binomial name
Conus diminutus Trovão & Rolán, 1986
Synonyms[2]
Africonus diminutus (Trovão & Rolán, 1986) Conus (Lautoconus) diminutus Trovão & Rolán, 1986 · accepted, alternate representation Conus morroensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014)

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus diminutus Trovão, H. & E.M. Rolan, 1986, showing variation in the species.

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 9 mm and 22 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along the west coast of the island Boa Vista, Cape Verde and Senegal.^[1][3]