Conus micropunctatus | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus micropunctatusRolán, E.M. & D. Röckel, 2000 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. micropunctatus |
Binomial name | |
Conus micropunctatus Rolán & Röckel, 2000 | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Conus micropunctatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1]
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.
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 35 mm.
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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
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