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Conus castaneus

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Species of sea snail

Conus castaneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. castaneus
Binomial name
Conus castaneus
Kiener, 1848
Synonyms
  • Conus (Dauciconus) castaneus Kiener, 1848 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Gradiconus castaneus (Kiener, 1848)

Conus castaneus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 11 mm and 30 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Abrolhos Archipelago, Eastern Brazil.

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus castaneus Kiener, 1848. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429455 on 2015-08-26

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Taxon identifiers
Conus castaneus


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