{{Short description|Species of sea snail}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Speciesbox | taxon = Conus vulcanus | image = Conus vulcanus1.jpg | image_caption = Apertural and abapertural views of shell of ''Conus vulcanus'' <small>Tenorio, M.J. & C.M.L. Afonso, 2004</small> | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Tenorio, M.J. |date=2012 |title=''Conus vulcanus'' |volume=2012 |article-number=e.T192596A2124639 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192596A2124639.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref> | authority = Tenorio & Afonso, 2004 | synonyms_ref = <ref name="WoRMS" /> | synonyms = * ''Africonus vulcanus'' <small>(Tenorio & Afonso, 2004)</small> * ''Conus miguelfiaderoi'' <small>(Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015)</small> * ''Conus (Lautoconus) vulcanus'' <small>Tenorio & Afonso, 2004</small> · accepted, alternate representation | display_parents = 3 }}
'''''Conus vulcanus''''' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|225098|''Conus vulcanus'' Tenorio & Afonso, 2004||9 December 2018}}</ref>
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 has a distinctive, intricate pattern with a smooth and glossy surface that can grow up to 13 cm (about 5 inches). It resembles a fine net or lattice. The colors can range from golden brown to yellowish with white or cream-colored markings. The aperture (opening) of the shell is narrow and elongated, running almost the entire length of the shell. The shell have various toxins designed to interfere with a victim's nervous system and operates by joining itself to specific cell surface receptors (glycoproteins) and ion channels<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cone shell {{!}} Toxic Venom, Mollusk & Predators {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/animal/cone-shell#ref213543 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> ==Distribution== {{Expand section|date=December 2015|small=no}} This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" />
==References== {{Reflist}} * [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manuel_Jimenez-Tenorio/publication/257141136_Description_of_four_new_species_of_Conus_from_the_Cape_Verde_Islands_(GASTROPODA_CONIDAE.)/links/0deec52483f7352c45000000.pdf Tenorio M.J. & Afonso C.M.L. (2004) ''Description of four ne''] and can grow up to 13cm(about 5 inches)[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manuel_Jimenez-Tenorio/publication/257141136_Description_of_four_new_species_of_Conus_from_the_Cape_Verde_Islands_(GASTROPODA_CONIDAE.)/links/0deec52483f7352c45000000.pdf ''w species of Conus from the Cape Verde Islands (Gastropoda, Conidae).'' Visaya 1(2): 24–37] * [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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]
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The ''Conus'' Biodiversity website] * [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea] * {{Gastropods.com|key=3|id=33093|title=''Africonus vulcanus''|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Conus Vulcanus}} vulcanus Category:Gastropods described in 2004 Category:Gastropods of Cape Verde
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