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Conus delanoyae

{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}

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| taxon = Conus delanoyae

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Tenorio, M.J. |date=2013 |title=Conus delanoyae |volume=2013 |page=e.T15307971A42830704 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T15307971A42830704.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| image = Conus delanoyae 1.jpg

| image2 = Conus delanoyae 2.jpg

| image_caption = Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus delanoyae Trovão, 1979

| authority = Trovão, 1979

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| synonyms =

  • Africonus delanoyae (Trovão, 1979)
  • Africonus joserochoi Cossignani, 2014
  • Africonus luquei (Rolán & Trovão, 1990)
  • Africonus swinneni Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán, 2014
  • Conus (Lautoconus) delanoyae Trovão, 1979
  • Conus (Lautoconus) joserochoi (Cossignani, 2014)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) luquei Rolán & Trovão, 1990
  • Conus (Lautoconus) swinneni (Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán, 2014)
  • Conus delanoyi Trovão, 1979 (improperly formed specific epithet)
  • Conus luquei Rolán & Trovão, 1990
  • Conus swinneni (Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán, 2014)

| display_parents = 3

}}

Conus delanoyae, common name Delanoy's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|224847|Conus delanoyae Trovão, 1979||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

File:Conus delanoyae 3.jpg of Conus delanoyae Trovão, 1979, showing variation in the species.]]

File:Conus delanoyae 4.jpg of Conus delanoyae Trovão, 1979, showing variation in the species.]]

Conus delanoyae is a medium to large-sized cone snail, typically characterized by a glossy, conical shell. The shell color varies, but it is generally light to dark brown with spiral bands of darker markings, often with a pattern of interrupted lines or spots. The aperture (opening) of the shell is elongated and narrow, as is typical for species in the genus Conus. The shell size typically ranges from 17 to 35 mm in length, though individuals can sometimes be larger or smaller.{{Gastropods.com|key=8|id=9428|title=Africonus delanoyae|access-date=12 January 2019}}

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Distribution

This species occur off the Atlantic island off Boa Vista, Cape Verde, and dived at 10-15 metres off Boa Vista, Brazil.

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]

External links

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  • [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The Conus Biodiversity website]
  • [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea]

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delanoyae

Category:Gastropods described in 1979

Category:Fauna of Boa Vista, Cape Verde

Category:Gastropods of Cape Verde

Category:Endemic fauna of Cape Verde

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