Scientific name Conus mahogani Rank Species | Clade Hypsogastropoda | |
Similar Conus borneensis, Conasprella memiae, Conasprella perplexa, Conasprella elegans, Conus mucronatus | ||
Conasprella mahogani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these cone 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 27 mm and 48 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California, Western Mexico to Peru and off the Galápagos Islands.
References
Conasprella mahogani Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA