Conus josephinae

Conus josephinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[3]

Conus josephinae
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus josephinae Rolán, E.M., 1980
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. josephinae
Binomial name
Conus josephinae Rolán (Mosquera), 1980[2]
Synonyms
Africonus demisgeraldoi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018 Africonus guiandradoi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017 (original combination) Africonus josephinae (Rolán, 1980) Africonus marckeppensi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017 Conus (Lautoconus) josephinae Rolán, 1980 · accepted, alternate representation Lautoconus (Africonus) josephinae (Rolán, 1980) ·

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus josephinae Rolán, E.M., 1980, showing variation in the species.

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus josephinae Rolán, E.M., 1980, 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 20 mm and 31 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.^[1]