Kingdom Animalia Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Genus Conus | |
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Similar Conus rizali, Conus andremenezi, Conus mucronatus, Conus andamanensis, Conus blanfordianus | ||
Conus miniexcelsus 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 19 mm and 37 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.
References
Conus miniexcelsus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA