Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus melissae | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Conus evorai, Conus lohri, Conus josephinae | ||
Conus melissae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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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 varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.
References
Conus melissae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA