Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus patae | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Conus patricius, Conus attenuatus, Conasprella perplexa, Conus mus, Conasprella jaspidea | ||
Conus patae, common name Pat's cone, 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.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico, from East Florida to Jamaica
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 28 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 9 m. Maximum recorded depth is 61 m.
References
Conus patae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA