Conus regonae

Conus regonae
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus regonae Rolán, E.M. & Trovão in Rolán, E.M., 1990
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. regonae
Binomial name
	Conus regonae; Rolán & Trovão in Rolán, 1990
Synonyms
	Africonus regonae (Rolán & Trovão, 1990); Conus (Lautoconus) regonae Rolán & Trovão in Rolán, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation;

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

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 10 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Sal, Cape Verde.^[3]

References

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1 2 Conus regonae Rolán & Trovão in Rolán, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
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Rolán E. (1990) Descripcion de nuevas especies y subespecies del genero Conus (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) para el archipielago de Cabo Verde. Iberus Supplement 2: 5–70, 9 pls.
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 regonae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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