Kingdom Animalia Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Scientific name Conus cordigera Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Conus, Conus corallinus, Conus andamanensis, Conus armadillo, Conus cinereus | ||
Conus cordigera 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 30 mm and 72 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Eastern Indonesia
References
Conus cordigera Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA