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Conus kulkulcan

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Phylum
  
Clade
  
Conus kulkulcan

Conus kulkulcan 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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Belize, Honduras, Cuba and Panama

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 36 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. Maximum recorded depth is 15 m.

References

Conus kulkulcan Wikipedia


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