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| taxon = Conus raulsilvai

| image =Conus raulsilvai 1.jpg

| image2 =Conus raulsilvai 2.jpg

| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus raulsilvai Rolán, E.M., A.A.Monteiro & F.Fernandes, 1998 | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | authority = Rolán, Monteiro & Fernandes, 1998 | synonyms_ref = | synonyms = Africonus raulsilvai (Rolán, Monteiro & Fernandes, 1998) Conus (Lautoconus) raulsilvai Rolán, Monteiro & Fernandes, 1998 · accepted, alternate representation | display_parents = 3 }}Conus raulsilvai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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.

Conus raulsilvai

Description

The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 25 mm.

Conus raulsilvai

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean in Cape Verde. It is known only from Maio Island, from shallow water. It must be an insular endemic, and it is a species at high risk of extinction.

Conus raulsilvai

References

Rolán E., Monteiro A. and Fernandes C. 1998. Cone shells from Cape Verde Island: new developments, with description of a new species.'' La Conchiglia 30(286): 36–44, 6 figs., 1 map. 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

The Conus Biodiversity website

Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea

raulsilvai

Gastropods described in 1998

Gastropods of Cape Verde

Endemic fauna of Cape Verde

Fauna of Maio, Cape Verde