Conus aureopunctatus
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Conus aureopunctatus

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

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

Appearance

The size of the shell attains 20 mm.

Distribution

Geography

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Nicaragua and Venezuela

References

1. Conus aureopunctatus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_aureopunctatus
2. Conus aureopunctatus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192784/2160983

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