Kingdom Animalia Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Scientific name Conus orbignyi Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Conus australis, Conasprella ione, Conus rattus, Conasprella memiae, Profundiconus teramachii | ||
Conasprella orbignyi, common name Orbigny's (false) cone, 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 Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
There is one subspecies : Conus orbignyi elokismenos Kilburn, 1975 (invalid synonym : Conus orbignyi aratus Kilburn, 1973 ). This subspecies is considered a species in the World Register of Marine Species as Conus elokismenos Kilburn, 1975
Description
The size of the shell varies between 32 mm and 88 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific (Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Réunion, Eastern India, Japan, New Caledonia, Philippines, Taiwan) and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)