Conus ateralbus

Trovaoconus ateralbus
Apertural view of Trovaoconus ateralbus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Subfamily:	Coninae
Genus:	Trovaoconus
Species:	T. ateralbus
Binomial name
Trovaoconus ateralbus (Kiener, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
Trovaoconus ateralbus Kiener, L.C., 1845

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

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 29 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along the Cape Verdes and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

1. ^ Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2
2. ^ Conus ateralbus Kiener, 1845.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224798 on 12 July 2011.

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Gastropods.com: Trovaoconus ateralbus; accessed : 12 July 2011