Conus longilineus

Species of sea snail

Conus longilineus

Two views of a shell of Conus longilineus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. longilineus
Binomial name
*Conus longilineus* Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980
Synonyms^[2]
Africonus cagarralensis Cossignani, 2014 Africonus longilineus (Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980) Africonus melissae (Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008) Africonus minimus Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015 Africonus nelsonandradoi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015 Conus (Lautoconus) cagarralensis (Cossignani, 2014) Conus (Lautoconus) longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980 Conus (Lautoconus) melissae Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008 Conus (Lautoconus) nelsonandradoi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015) Conus cagarralensis (Cossignani, 2014) Conus grahami longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980 (basionym) Conus melissae Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008

Conus longilineus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

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 shell attains a length of 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes in the following locations in the southern part of the island of Sal:^[2]

References

^ Tenorio, M.J. (2013). "Conus longilineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42830689A42830729. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42830689A42830729.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Conus longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2018.
^ Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
^ 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 4th 2009 Edition.

Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
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