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Conus fuscoflavus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus fuscoflavus Röckel, Rolán, & Monteiro, 1980
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. fuscoflavus
Binomial name
	Conus fuscoflavus; Röckel, Rolán, & Monteiro, 1980
Synonyms
	Africonus cristinapessoae Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017; Africonus fantasmalis (Rolán, 1990); Africonus fuscoflavus (Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980); Africonus gallopalvoi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017; Africonus messiasi (Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990); Africonus silviae Cossignani, 2014; Africonus tarafensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018; Conus (Lautoconus) fantasmalis Rolán, 1990; Conus (Lautoconus) fuscoflavus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980· accepted, alternate representation; Conus (Lautoconus) messiasi Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990; Conus (Lautoconus) silviae (Cossignani, 2014); Conus fantasmalis Rolán, 1990; Conus messiasi Rolán & Fernandes, 1990; Conus silviae (Cossignani, 2014);

Conus fuscoflavus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies, endemic to the Cape Verdes. It was first described by Röckel et al. in 1980.^[3] Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live specimens should be handled carefully or not at all. Cone snails are distinguished by the obconic shaped shell, hence the name.^[4]

Description

The length of an adult shell varies greatly, with specimens ranging in size from 15 mm to 28 mm (0.6 to 1.1 in).^{[citation needed]}

The corneous shell of C. fuscoflavus is smooth and thick; indistinct suture; protoconch and spire composing a fraction of the shell length. The majority of the shell is dominated by the body whorl; the aperture elongated but narrow, the length of the body whorl, and is truncated at the base. The operculum is small relative to the overall length of the shell. No inner lip; thick outer lip.^[4]

Shell colour varies but is generally beige or tan with white horizontal bands of colour.

Distribution

This marine gastropod species is found only in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

The type locality is contained in Bao Vista, Cape Verdes.^[3]

Not much is known about the habitat of C. fuscoflavus, or the depth at which it inhabits, however Conus sp. are known to inhabit depths ranging from the sublittoral (c. 200 m) to 1,000 m (656 to 3,280 ft).

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References

^ Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus fuscoflavus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192858A2175321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192858A2175321.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ Röckel, D., Rolán, E., and Monteiro, A., 1980. Cone shells from Cape Verde Islands. A difficult puzzle: 1–156
^ ^a ^b ^c Conus fuscoflavus Röckel, Rolán, & Monteiro, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b Tryon, George Washington; Pilsbry, Henry Augustus (1881–1898). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. University of California Libraries. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences, Conchological Section.

Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. p. 388
Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. 4 September 2009 Edition
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. p. 296
Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2017). Otto nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 94: 26–36.page(s): 27