Conus alconnelli

Conus alconnelli
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus alconnelli Motta, A.J. da, 1986
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. alconnelli
Binomial name
	Conus alconnelli; da Motta, 1986
Synonyms
	Conus pennasilicorum Bozzetti, 2017; Conus (Splinoconus) alconnelli da Motta, 1986· accepted, alternate representation; Kioconus alconnelli (da Motta, 1986);

Conus alconnelli, common name, the Lemonglass cone is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

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 sizeof the shell varies between 40 mm and 90 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean from Southeast Africa and Madagascar to Oman; and off the Mascarenes and Northern Transkei, South Africa

References

^ ^a ^b Conus alconnelli da Motta, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.

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

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[WoRMS-1] Conus alconnelli da Motta, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.

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