Conus fuscolineatus

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

Conus fuscolineatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus fuscolineatus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1905
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. fuscolineatus
Binomial name
Conus fuscolineatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1905[1]
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Lautoconus) fuscolineatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1905 Varioconus fuscolineatus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1905

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 an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 40 mm. Its shell is ovate-turbinate, smooth and whitish with narrow, dark, transverse lines. It is ornamented at the apex and painted with large, brown, irregular spots. Its spire is very short and obtuse. The aperture of the shell is moderately wide, and broadly triple-banded inside.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from Guinea to Angola, and in the Mediterranean Sea.

Conus fuscolineatus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1905