Conus navarroi

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

Conus navarroi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus navarroi , E.M., 1986
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. navarroi
Binomial name
Conus navarroi Rolán, 1986
Synonyms[2]
Africonus navarroi (Rolán, 1986) Conus (Lautoconus) navarroi , 1986 · 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. From its morphology and radular characters, it seems an evolutionary line different from other Capeverdian Conus species.^[2]

The former subspecies Conus navarroi calhetae , 1990 is a synonym of Conus calhetae , 1990.^[2]

Description

Beyond its modest shell size—which ranges from approximately 14 mm to 23 mm—*Conus navarroi* is distinguished by its unique evolutionary lineage within the Cape Verde cone snails, evidenced by distinct radular and morphological traits that set it apart from closely related species.^[3][4]

Specimens examined include the holotype, measuring 16 mm and collected from Calhau on São Vicente Island in Cape Verde; additional material from the same locality was analyzed in mitochondrial DNA studies, providing insight into the species' restricted distribution and genetic divergence.^[5]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the islands Santa Luzia and São Vicente, Cape Verde.^[1]