Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus capreolus | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Conus capreolus 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 36 mm and 65 mm.
Distribution
Thus marine species occurs off East India and in the Andaman Sea.
References
Conus capreolus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA