''Conus pseudonivifer'' is a species of

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

, a marine

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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 ...

, 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 ...

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 24 mm and 50 mm. It is a white shell. Its color forms of some spots and spot like features as well as interior and exterior parts ranges from light brown and butterscotch to brown to chocolate and chestnut brown.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the

Cape Verdes , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

References

* 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

Gallery

Below are several color forms: File:Conus pseudonivifer 3.jpg, ''Conus pseudonivifer'' Monteiro, A.A. & M.J. Tenorio, 2004 File:Conus pseudonivifer 4.jpg, ''Conus pseudonivifer'' Monteiro, A.A. & M.J. Tenorio, 2004 File:Conus pseudonivifer 5.jpg, ''Conus pseudonivifer'' Monteiro, A.A. & M.J. Tenorio, 2004 File:Conus pseudonivifer 6.jpg, ''Conus pseudonivifer'' Monteiro, A.A. & M.J. Tenorio, 2004 File:Conus pseudonivifer 7.jpg, ''Conus pseudonivifer'' Monteiro, A.A. & M.J. Tenorio, 2004

External links

The ''Conus'' Biodiversity website

Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
* pseudonivifer Gastropods of Cape Verde Gastropods described in 2004 {{conus-stub