Conus malabaricus | |
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Shell of Conus malabaricus (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. malabaricus |
Binomial name | |
Conus malabaricus (Monnier, Limpalaër & Tenorio, 2017) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Conus malabaricus is a species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family 'Conidae,' 'the cone snails,' 'cone shells,' or 'cones.' [1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
The length of the shell attains is around 55 mm.
Their feeding type is predatory.
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This marine species occurs off Kerala, India.