Kingdom Animalia Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Scientific name Conus roseorapum Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Conus, Conus lenavati, Conus tenuistriatus, Conus sazanka, Conus corallinus | ||
Conus roseorapum 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 32 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the South China Sea.
References
Conus roseorapum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA