Conus hamamotoi
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Conus hamamotoi

Conus hamamotoi 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 18 mm and 24 mm.

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This marine species occurs off Japan, New Caledonia and in the Coral Sea

References

1. Conus hamamotoi Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_hamamotoi
2. Conus hamamotoi on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192454/2097996

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