Conus capreolus | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus capreolusRockel, D., 1985 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. capreolus |
Binomial name | |
Conus capreolus Röckel, 1985 | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Conus capreolus 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. [3]
The size of the shell varies between 36 mm and 65 mm. [3] [4]
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Conus capreolus are native to the coastal waters of the Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Andaman coast of Thailand. [2]