Conus diminutus 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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 22 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along the west coast of the island Boa Vista, Cape Verde and Senegal.https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.663 Tenorio, M. J., Abalde, S., Pardos-Blas, J. R., & Zardoya, R. (2020). Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation. European Journal Of Taxonomy, (663). 81: 1–23
References
Trovão, H. and Rolán, E. 1986. Description of a new species for the genus Conus (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Cape Verde Islands. Publicações Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 7:9–15, 2 figs. 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 Tenorio, M. J., Abalde, S., Pardos-Blas, J. R., & Zardoya, R. (2020). Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation. European Journal Of Taxonomy, (663). 81: 1–23
External links
The Conus Biodiversity website Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea