Conus capreolus

Conus capreolus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus capreolusRockel, D., 1985
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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]

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. Conus capreolus Röckel, 1985 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
3. "Conus capreolus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
4. "Conus capreolus - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio". animalia.bio. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

• Sowerby, G.B. III (1870). Descriptions of Forty-eight new Species of Shells. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1870): 249–259
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Kioconus capreolus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.