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Conus granarius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Conus granarius

Similar
  
Conus gloriamaris, Conus, Conidae

Conus granarius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Contents

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 71 mm. The spire is concavely elevated and not coronated. The body whorl is smooth and slightly striate below.It is irregularly marbled with chestnut and white, with equidistant chestnut revolving lines bearing white spots that are granularly elevated.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea from Panama to Venezuela; off the Caribbean islands CuraƧao, Aruba and Bonaire.

References

Conus granarius Wikipedia