Conus empressae
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Conus empressae

Conus empressae is a species of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 attains 25 mm.

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Australia.

References

1. Conus empressae Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_empressae
2. Conus empressae on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192423/2092372

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