Conus cacao

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

Conus cacao
Apertural view of a shell of Conus cacao
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. cacao
Binomial name
Conus cacao Ferrario, 1983 [1]
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Lautoconus) cacao Ferrario, 1983 · accepted, alternate representation Lautoconus cacao Ferrario, M., 1983

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 22 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal, and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

1. Ferrario, M., 1983. La Piu' Grande Enciclopedia delle Conchiglie di Tutto Il Mondo, 1
2. Conus cacao Ferrario, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 July 2011.

• Ferrario, 1983 Più grande l'Enciclopedia delle Conchiglie di tutto il mondo, vol. 2
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Lautoconus mercator mercator cacao". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• Lectotype in MNHN, Paris

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