Conus raulsilvai
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus raulsilvai Rolán, E.M., A.A.Monteiro & F.Fernandes, 1998
Conservation status
Least Concern  (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. raulsilvai
Binomial name
Conus raulsilvai Rolán, Monteiro & Fernandes, 1998
Synonyms[2]
Africonus raulsilvai (Rolán, Monteiro & Fernandes, 1998) Conus (Lautoconus) raulsilvai Rolán, Monteiro & Fernandes, 1998 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus raulsilvai 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 17 mm and 25 mm.

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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.^[2]

• 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

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea

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