Conus portobeloensis
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Conus portobeloensis

Conus portobeloensis 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 marine 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 31 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.

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Minimum recorded depth is 30 m. Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.

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References

1. Conus portobeloensis Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_portobeloensis
2. Conus portobeloensis on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192782/2160773

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