Clade Hypsogastropoda | Rank Species | |
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Similar Conus boeticus, Conus angasi, Conus aurisiacus, Conus attenuatus, Conus glaucus | ||
Conus axelrodi, common name Axelrod's 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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Southern Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Taiwan
References
Conus axelrodi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA