Conus bellocqae
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Conus bellocqae

Conus bellocqae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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.

Appearance

The size of the shell varies between 50 and 79 mm (2.0 and 3.1 in).

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Guinea.

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References

1. Conus bellocqae Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_bellocqae
2. Conus bellocqae on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15307973/42830656

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