Conus castaneus

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Conus castaneus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. castaneus
Binomial name
Conus castaneus
Kiener, 1848
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) castaneusKiener, 1848 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Gradiconus castaneus(Kiener, 1848)

Conus castaneus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1]

Contents

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 11 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Abrolhos Archipelago, Eastern Brasil.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus castaneus Kiener, 1848. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429455 on 2015-08-26