Conus decoratus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus decoratus Rockel,D.,E.M.Rolan & A.A.Monteiro, 1980
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. decoratus
Binomial name
Conus decoratus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980
Synonyms[2]
Africonus decoratus (Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980) Conus (Lautoconus) decoratus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980· accepted, alternate representation

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

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.

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 35 mm.

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Santa Luzia and São Vicente, Cape Verde.^[2]

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus decoratus.

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Africonus decoratus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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