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Conus carcellesi

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

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Conus carcellesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. carcellesi
Binomial name
Conus carcellesi
Martins, 1945
Synonyms1
  • Conus (Lamniconus) carcellesi Martins, 1945 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus iheringi Frenguelli, 1946
  • Conus lemniscatus carcellesi Martins, 1945
  • Lamniconus carcellesi (Martins, 1945)
  • Lamniconus lemniscatus carcellesi (Martins, 1945)

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

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 29 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Argentina.

References

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus carcellesi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429634 on 2015-08-26
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