Conus damottai

Conus damottai, common name the Glabrous cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[3]

Conus damottai
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus damottai damottai Trovão, 1979

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. damottai
Binomial name
Conus damottai
Trovão, 1979 [2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Africonus damottai (Trovão, 1979)
  • Conus derrubado Rolán & Fernandes, 1990
  • Conus umbelinae (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) damottai Trovão, 1979 – accepted, alternate representation

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.

There are two subspecies:

  • Conus damottai damottai Trovão, 1979
  • Conus damottai galeao Rolán, 1990

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 16 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Cape Verde archipelago, Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The subspecies Conus damottai galeao is only found off the island of Maio (Baía do Galeão, Baía do Navio Quebrado); the subspecies Conus damottai damottai only off the island of Boa Vista.[1]

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References
Conus damottai galeao, founded in the waters of Baía do Galeão and small portions around it
Conus damottai galeao Rolán, E.M., 1996
  1. Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus damottai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192631A2131101. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192631A2131101.en.
  2. Trovão, H. F. M., 1979. Contribuição para o estudo dos Moluscos Gasterópodos da famaia Conidae da África occidental. Amphitrite, 1 (1 ): 3 -12
  3. Conus damottai Trovão, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 July 2011.
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