Conus capreolus

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Conus capreolus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus capreolusRockel, D., 1985
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) capreolusRöckel, 1985 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus semisulcatusG. B. Sowerby II, 1870 (Invalid: junior homonym of Conus semisulcatusBronn, 1831)
  • Kioconus capreolus(Röckel, 1985)

Conus capreolus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]

Contents

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]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 36 mm and 65 mm. [3] [4]

Distribution

Conus capreolus are native to the coastal waters of the Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Andaman coast of Thailand. [2]

References

  1. Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus capreolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192264A2062769. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192264A2062769.en . Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Conus capreolus Röckel, 1985 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Conus capreolus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  4. "Conus capreolus - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio". animalia.bio. Retrieved 2 July 2025.