Conus fuscolineatus

Conus fuscolineatus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus fuscolineatus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1905
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. fuscolineatus
Binomial name
	Conus fuscolineatus; G. B. Sowerby III, 1905
Synonyms
	Conus (Lautoconus) fuscolineatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1905; Varioconus fuscolineatus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1905;

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

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 15 mm and 40 mm. Its shell is ovate-turbinate, smooth and whitish with narrow, dark, transverse lines. It is ornamented at the apex and painted with large, brown, irregular spots. Its spire is very short and obtuse. The aperture of the shell is moderately wide, and broadly triple-banded inside.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from Guinee to Angola, and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

^ Sowerby (iii), G. B. III, 1905. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 6
^ ^a ^b Conus fuscolineatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1905. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 July 2011.
^ Malacological Society of London; London, Malacological Society of (1904). Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. Vol. 6. London: Dulau.