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Conus tagaroae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Conus tagaroae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Contents

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 84 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

Conus tagaroae Wikipedia