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Conus alconnelli

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Conus alconnelli

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Species

Conus alconnelli

Similar
  
Conus alabaster, Conus anabelae, Conus ambiguus, Conus africanus, Conus ardisiaceus

Conus alconnelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

Contents

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 sizeof the shell varies between 40 mm and 90 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean from Southeast Africa to Oman; and off the Mascarenes.

References

Conus alconnelli Wikipedia


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