Conus parvatus
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Conus parvatus

Conus parvatus 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.

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The subspecies Conus parvatus sharmiensis Wils, 1986 is a synonym of Conus parvatus Walls, 1979

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Appearance

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 30 mm.

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References

1. Conus parvatus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_parvatus
2. Conus parvatus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192545/2112676

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