Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus coelinae | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Conus attenuatus, Conus eximius, Conus angasi, Conus boeticus, Conus asiaticus | ||
Conus coelinae, common name Celine'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.
The former subspecies Conus coelinae spiceri Bartsch & Rehder, 1943 has been elevatyed to the status of genus Conus spiceri Bartsch & Rehder, 1943
Description
The size of the shell varies between 55 mm and 128 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii and the Philippines; off the Loyalty Islands , New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, New Zealand and Australia (Queensland)