Species of sea snail

Conus albuquerquei

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus albuquerquei Trovco, H., 1978
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Superfamily:  | Conoidea
Family:  | Conidae
Genus:  | Conus
Species:  |

C. albuquerquei

Binomial name
Conus albuquerquei

Trovão, 1978

Synonyms[1]

* Conus (Lautoconus) albuquerquei Trovão, 1978 · accepted, alternate representation
* Varioconus albuquerquei (Trovão, 1978)

Conus albuquerquei 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.

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Description[edit]

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 17 mm.

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## Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Conus albuquerquei Trovão, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.

* 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[edit]

* The Conus Biodiversity website
* Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
* "Varioconus albuquerquei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q1316438
* GBIF: 6510248
* IRMNG: 11839070
* WoRMS: 426299

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