Conus acutangulus | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus acutangulusLamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810 | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. acutangulus |
Binomial name | |
Conus acutangulus Lamarck, 1810 | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Conus acutangulus, common name the sharp-angled cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]
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.
The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 46 mm.
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This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the tropical Indo-West Pacific; off Queensland, Australia.