Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus portobeloensis | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Conus portobeloensis 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 marine 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 off Panama.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 31 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 30 m. Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.
References
Conus portobeloensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA