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Varioconus
''Varioconus'' is a synonym of ''Conus (Lautoconus)'' Monterosato, 1923: synonym of ''Conus'' Linnaeus, 1758. These are sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Conidae, the Conus, cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Varioconus'' da Motta, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580009 on 2012-01-21Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp. Species * ''Varioconus bocagei'' (Trovão, 1978) represented as ''Conus bocagei'' Trovão, 1978 (alternate representation) * ''Varioconus inesae'' Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014 represented as ''Conus inesae'' (Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014) (alternate representation) * ''Varioconus medvedevi'' Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014 represented as ''Conus medvedevi'' ...
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Conus Africanus
''Conus africanus'', common name the African cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.WoRMS (2010). Conus africanus Kiener, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404999 on 2011-07-18 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. This species has been recently declared "least concern" in 2012, after it had been declared "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List in 1996. Description The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 30 mm. Distribution This marine species is endemic to Angola and West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, ...
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Conus Chytreus
''Conus chytreus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, circular) to a point called the apex or vertex. A cone is formed by a set of line segments, half-lines, or lines co ... and their allies. 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 16 mm and 32 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola. References * Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. ''The endemic Conus of Angola.'' Argonauta 13(2): 5–44, 150 figs. File:Conus chytreus 2.jpg, ''Conus chytreus'' Melvill, J.C. in Tryon, G.W., 1883 File:Conus chytreus 3.jpg, ''Conus chytreus'' Melvill, J.C. in Tryon, G.W., ...
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Conus Flavusalbus
''Conus flavusalbus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, circular) to a point called the apex or vertex. A cone is formed by a set of line segments, half-lines, or lines co ... and their allies. 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 18 mm and 24 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola. References * Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. ''The endemic Conus of Angola''. Argonauta 13(2): 5–44, 150 figs. page(s): 17, 34, 38–39 Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). ''One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone s ...
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Conus Inesae
''Conus inesae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, circular) to a point called the apex or vertex. A cone is formed by a set of line segments, half-lines, or lines co ..., cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus inesae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819315 on 2015-10-12 These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans. Description The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 36 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and is endemic to Angola. References Monteiro A., Afonso C., Tenorio M.J., Rosado J. & Pirinhas D. (2014). New data on the endemic cones (Gastropoda, Conidae) of Angola, with the description of ...
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Conus Filmeri
''Conus filmeri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, circular) to a point called the apex or vertex. A cone is formed by a set of line segments, half-lines, or lines co ... and their allies. 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 23 mm and 33 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola. References * Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. ''The endemic Conus of Angola''. Argonauta 13(2): 5–44, 150 figs. page(s): 16, 34–36 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.'' ...
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Conus Cepasi
''Conus cepasi'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae Conidae, with the current common name of "cone snails", is a taxonomic family (previously subfamily) of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Conoidea. The 2014 classification of the superfamily Conoidea, groups onl ..., known as the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus cepasi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405000 on 2015-08-29 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 25 mm and 50 mm. Distribution This marine species is endemic to Angola, Africa. References * Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. ''The endemic Conu ...
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Conus Bulbus
''Conus bulbus'', common name the onion cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. 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 15 mm and 45 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ... References * Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). ''Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. hells and molluscs of Angola'' Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Puillandre N., Du ...
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Conus Babaensis
''Conus babaensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, circular) to a point called the apex or vertex. A cone is formed by a set of line segments, half-lines, or lines co ... and their allies. 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 17 mm and 35 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola. References 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 websiteCone Shells – Knights of ...
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Conus Anabelae
''Conus anabelae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, circular) to a point called the apex or vertex. A cone is formed by a set of line segments, half-lines, or lines co ... and their allies. 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 15 mm and 30 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola. References * Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2001. ''The endemic Conus of Angola. 2. Description of three new species.'' Iberus 19(2):57–66 Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). ''One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snail ...
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Conus Alexandrinus
''Conus alexandrinus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus alexandrinus Kaicher, 1977. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429284 on 2015-06-27 Description The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 34 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola. References * Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp. * Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. ''The endemic Conus of Angola''. Argonauta 13(2): 5-44, 150 figs. * Rosenberg, G. & Petit, R. E. 2003. Kaicher's Card Catalogue of World-Wide Shells: A collation, with discussion of species named therein. Nautilus. 117 (4): 99-120. Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). ''One, four or 100 gene ...
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Conus Albuquerquei
''Conus albuquerquei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. 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 12 mm and 17 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ... References 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 websiteCone Shells – Knights of the ...
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Conus Aemulus
''Conus aemulus'', common name Amber marbled cone snail is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. 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 58 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina .... References * Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). ''Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. hells and molluscs of Angola'' Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola ...
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