Conus roeckeli

{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}

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| taxon = Conus roeckeli

| image =Conus roeckeli 2.jpg

| image2 =Conus roeckeli 1.jpg

| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus roeckeli Rolan, E.M. (Mosquera), 1980

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Tenorio, M.J. |date=2012 |title=Conus roeckeli |volume=2012 |page=e.T192486A2102745 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192486A2102745.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| authority = Rolán, 1980

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| synonyms =

  • Africonus roeckeli (Rolán, 1980)
  • Conus damioi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) roeckeli Rolán, 1980 · accepted, alternate representation

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Conus roeckeli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|225036|Conus roeckeli Rolán, 1980||7 December 2018}}

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 13 mm and 23 mm.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes. It is known only from Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde, between 2 and 5 m depth. Its conservation status is least concern.

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]