Conus franciscoi

Conus franciscoi
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus franciscoi Rolán, E.M. & D. Röckel, 2000
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. franciscoi
Binomial name
	Conus franciscoi; Rolán & Röckel, 2000
Synonyms[1]
	Conus armatus "Trovão, H. MS" Clover, P.W., 1978 (invalid, junior homonym of Conus armatus E. A. Smith, 1891); Conus (Lautoconus) franciscoi Rolán & Röckel, 2000 · accepted, alternate representation; Varioconus franciscoi (Rolán & Röckel, 2000);

Conus franciscoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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 28 mm and 38 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

Conus franciscoi Rolán & Röckel, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. The endemic Conus of Angola. Argonauta 13(2): 5–44, 150 figs. page(s): 17, 34, 36–37
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
"Varioconus franciscoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus franciscoi Rolán & Röckel, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.