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Conus fischoederi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Conus fischoederi

Conus fischoederi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

Contents

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 20 mm and 49 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Western Thailand.

References

Conus fischoederi Wikipedia