Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus caillaudii | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Conus caillaudii 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 24 mm and 55 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius and off Réunion.
References
Conus caillaudii Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA