Conus decoratus

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

Conus decoratus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus decoratus Rockel,D.,E.M.Rolan & A.A.Monteiro, 1980
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. decoratus
Binomial name
Conus decoratus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980
Synonyms[2]
Africonus decoratus (Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980) Conus (Lautoconus) decoratus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980· accepted, alternate representation

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus decoratus Rockel,D.,E.M.Rolan & A.A.Monteiro, 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 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Santa Luzia and São Vicente, Cape Verde.[2]

References

1. Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus decoratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192350A2078486. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192350A2078486.en.
2. Conus decoratus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• 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
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Africonus decoratus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.