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Conus madecassinus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.
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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 attains 32 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Southern and Southwestern Madagascar.
References
Conus madecassinus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA