Conus damottai

Conus damottai
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus damottai damottai Trovão, 1979
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (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. damottai
Binomial name
	Conus damottai; Trovão, 1979
Synonyms
	Africonus damottai (Trovão, 1979); Africonus damottai damottai (Trovão, 1979)· accepted, alternate representation; Africonus derrubado (Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990); Africonus diegoi Cossignani, 2014; Africonus pinedensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017 (original combination); Africonus purvisi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017 (original combination); Africonus roquensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015; Africonus umbelinae Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014; Conus (Lautoconus) damottai Trovão, 1979· accepted, alternate representation; Conus (Lautoconus) derrubado Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990; Conus (Lautoconus) diegoi (Cossignani, 2014); Conus damottai damottai Trovão, 1979; Conus derrubado Rolán & Fernandes, 1990; Conus diegoi (Cossignani, 2014);

Conus damottai, the glabrous cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[3]

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.

There are two subspecies:

Conus damottai damottai Trovão, 1979: synonym of Conus damottai Trovão, 1979
Conus damottai galeao Rolán, 1990: synonym of Conus galeao Rolán, 1990 (original rank)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 16 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Cape Verde archipelago, Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The subspecies Conus damottai galeao is only found off the island of Maio (Baía do Galeão, Baía do Navio Quebrado); the subspecies Conus damottai damottai only off the island of Boa Vista.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus damottai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192631A2131101. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192631A2131101.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Trovão, H. F. M., 1979. Contribuição para o estudo dos Moluscos Gasterópodos da famaia Conidae da África occidental. Amphitrite, 1 (1 ): 3 -12
^ ^a ^b Conus damottai Trovão, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 July 2011.

Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2015). Due nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 87: 3-5 page(s): 5
Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2017). Otto nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 94: 26–36.page(s): 27
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

The Conus Biodiversity website
"Africonus damottai damottai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea

[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus damottai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192631A2131101. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192631A2131101.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] Trovão, H. F. M., 1979. Contribuição para o estudo dos Moluscos Gasterópodos da famaia Conidae da África occidental. Amphitrite, 1 (1 ): 3 -12

[WoRMS-3] Conus damottai Trovão, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 July 2011.

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