Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus taslei | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Conus sculletti, Conus hybridus, Conus josephinae, Conus minnamurra, Conus tenuistriatus | ||
Conus taslei, common name Tasle'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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 40 mm. The shell is somewhat top-shaped, with rounded shoulder and sulcate towards the base. It is obscurely marbled with yellowish olive and white, with several darker olivaceous bands. The aperture is chocolate with two or more narrow white bands.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Canary Islands and off West Africa from Senegal to Guinea
References
Conus taslei Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA