Conus curassaviensis
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Conus curassaviensis

Conus curassaviensis 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 maximum recorded shell length is 51 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba, Netherlands Antilles.

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Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. Maximum recorded depth is 9 m.

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References

1. Conus curassaviensis Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_curassaviensis
2. Conus curassaviensis on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192535/2111152

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