Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus alabaster | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Conus anabelae, Conus africanus, Conus ambiguus, Conus andamanensis, Conus ardisiaceus | ||
Conus alabaster 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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 27 mm and 41 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the China Sea; off Western Indonesia and the Philippines.
References
Conus alabaster Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA