Conus bellulus
{{short description|Species of sea snail}}
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| taxon = Conus bellulus
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
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| authority = Rolán, 1990
| synonyms =
- Africonus bellulus (Rolán, 1990)
- Conus (Lautoconus) bellulus Rolán, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation
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Conus bellulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|224802|Conus bellulus Rolán, 1990||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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 22 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, where it is restricted to the islands of São Vicente and Santa Luzia, Cape Verde.
References
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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. page(s): 44
- [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]
External links
- [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The Conus Biodiversity website]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=0|id=14050|title=Africonus bellulus|access-date=15 January 2019}}
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Category:Gastropods of Cape Verde
Category:Gastropods described in 1990
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