Conus capreolus
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Conus capreolus

Conus capreolus 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 36 mm and 65 mm.

Distribution

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Thus marine species occurs off East India and in the Andaman Sea.

References

1. Conus capreolus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_capreolus
2. Conus capreolus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192264/2062769

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