Conus allaryi

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

Conus allaryi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus allaryi Bozzetti, L. 2008
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. allaryi
Binomial name
Conus allaryi
Bozzetti, 2008
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Lautoconus) allaryi Bozzetti, 2008 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Varioconus allaryi (Bozzetti, 2008)

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 23 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

  1. Conus allaryi Bozzetti, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Africonus allaryi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Holotype in MNHN, Paris


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