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Conus nussatella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Conus nussatella

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Superfamily
  
Conoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

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Conus lividus, Conus arenatus, Conus miles, Conus mitratus, Conus pertusus

Conus nussatella, common name the Nussatella cone, 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.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 95 mm. The heavy shell is closely striated, the striae minutely granular. The spire is short but acuminate. The color of the shell is yellowish white, clouded irregularly with orange-brown or light purple-brown blotches, with numerous chestnut spots on the striae.

Distribution

This species is found in the sublittoral zone of the Red Sea and the entire tropical Indo-Pacific Region; off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).

References

Conus nussatella Wikipedia