Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda | |
Similar Conus alabaster, Conus africanus, Conus ardisiaceus, Conus ambiguus | ||
Conus abrolhosensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.
Contents
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 11 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Abrolhos Archipelago, Eastern Brasil.
References
Conus abrolhosensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA