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Conus flavescens

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Hypsogastropoda

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Conus flavescens

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Conus eximius, Conus attenuatus, Conus asiaticus, Conus anabathrum, Conus daucus

Conus flavescens, common name the flame 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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There is one subspecies: Conus flavescens caribbaeus Clench, 1942 (synonyms: Conus caribbaeus Clench, 1942, Gradiconus flavescens caribbaeus (Clench, 1942), Tuckericonus caribbaeus (Clench, 1942), Tuckericonus flavescens caribbaeus (Clench, 1942))

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.

Distribution

This marne species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico off Florida, USA, the Greater Antilles and off the Bahamas.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm. The smooth shell is grooved towards the base. Its color is yellowish, variegated with large irregular white blotches, arranged mostly just below the shoulder angle, and below the middle of the body whorl, so as to form two interrupted bands.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 122 m.

Below are several color forms:

References

Conus flavescens Wikipedia


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