Conus cacao

Conus cacao
	Apertural view of a shell of Conus cacao
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (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. cacao
Binomial name
	Conus cacao; Ferrario, 1983
Synonyms
	Conus (Lautoconus) cacao Ferrario, 1983 · accepted, alternate representation; Lautoconus cacao Ferrario, M., 1983;

Conus cacao 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.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 22 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal, and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

^ Monnier, E. (2013). "Conus cacao". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T15307977A42830714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T15307977A42830714.en. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ Ferrario, M., 1983. La Piu' Grande Enciclopedia delle Conchiglie di Tutto Il Mondo, 1
^ ^a ^b Conus cacao Ferrario, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 July 2011.

Ferrario, 1983 Più grande l'Enciclopedia delle Conchiglie di tutto il mondo, vol. 2
Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
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