Conus scopulorum
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Conus scopulorum

Conus scopulorum 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 maximum recorded shell length is 26.5 mm.

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brasil.

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Minimum recorded depth is 47 m. Maximum recorded depth is 120 m.

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References

1. Conus scopulorum Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_scopulorum
2. Conus scopulorum on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192865/2176443

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