Conus belairensis

{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}

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| taxon = Conus belairensis

| image =Conus belairensis 1.jpg

| image2 =Conus belairensis 2.jpg

| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus belairensis Pin & L. Tack, 1989

| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Monnier, E. |date=2012 |title=Conus belairensis |volume=2012 |page=e.T192556A2114619|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192556A2114619.en |access-date=22 April 2024}}

| authority = Pin & Leung Tack in Pin, 1989

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| synonyms =

  • Conus (Lautoconus) belairensis Pin & Leung Tack, 1989 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Lautoconus belairensis (Pin & Leung Tack, 1989)

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Conus belairensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|224294|Conus belairensis Pin & Leung Tack in Pin, 1989||27 March 2010}}

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.

File:Conus belairensis 3.jpg

Description

The size of the shell varies between 16 mm and 45 mm.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.

References

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  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
  • [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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]