Conus polongimarumai
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Conus polongimarumai

Conus polongimarumai 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 13 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

Geography

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, the Marshall Islands; New Caledonia and Western Thailand.

References

1. Conus polongimarumai Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_polongimarumai
2. Conus polongimarumai on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192773/2159365

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