Conus longilineus

Conus longilineus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2][3][4][5]

Phylum:Mollusca

Class:Gastropoda

Subclass:Caenogastropoda

Order:Neogastropoda

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Conus longilineus
Two views of a shell of Conus longilineus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. longilineus
Binomial name
Conus longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980
Synonyms[2]
Africonus cagarralensis Cossignani, 2014 Africonus longilineus (Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980) Africonus melissae (Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008) Africonus minimus Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015 Africonus nelsonandradoi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015 Conus (Lautoconus) cagarralensis (Cossignani, 2014) Conus (Lautoconus) longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980 Conus (Lautoconus) melissae Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008 Conus (Lautoconus) nelsonandradoi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015) Conus cagarralensis (Cossignani, 2014) Conus grahami longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980 (basionym) Conus melissae Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008

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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.