Conus longilineus

Conus longilineus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2][3][4][5]

Conus longilineus
Two views of a shell of Conus longilineus
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. longilineus
Binomial name
Conus longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980
Synonyms[2]
Africonus cagarralensis Cossignani, 2014 Africonus longilineus (Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980) Africonus melissae (Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008) Africonus minimus Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015 Africonus nelsonandradoi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015 Conus (Lautoconus) cagarralensis (Cossignani, 2014) Conus (Lautoconus) longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980 Conus (Lautoconus) melissae Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008 Conus (Lautoconus) nelsonandradoi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015) Conus cagarralensis (Cossignani, 2014) Conus grahami longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980 (basionym) Conus melissae Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008

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.

Two views of a shell of Conus longilineus

Description

The shell attains a length of 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes in the following locations in the southern part of the island of Sal:^[2]

• Parda
• Sal Island
• Santa Maria
• Serra Negra