Conus isabelarum | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus isabelarum Tenorio, M.J. & C.M.L. Afonso, 2004 | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. isabelarum |
Binomial name | |
Conus isabelarum Tenorio & Afonso, 2004 | |
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Conus isabelarum 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. Which means they should be handled with caution or should not be handled with at all
The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 30 mm. The color of the shell is a coffee brown with while splashes
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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Maio, Cape Verde. [1]