Conus ateralbus

Conus ateralbus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus ateralbus Kiener, L.C., 1849
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. ateralbus
Binomial name
	Conus ateralbus; (Kiener, 1845)
Synonyms
	Conus (Kalloconus) ateralbus Kiener, 1850 · accepted, alternate representation; Trovaoconus ateralbus Kiener, L.C., 1845;

Conus ateralbus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

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 an adult shell varies between 29 mm and 48 mm.

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes and in the Mediterranean Sea.

^ Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2
^ ^a ^b Conus ateralbus Kiener, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 July 2011.