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Conus cargilei

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Conus cargilei
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. cargilei
Binomial name
Conus cargilei
Coltro, 2004
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) cargilei Coltro, 2004 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Poremskiconus cargilei (Coltro, 2004)

Conus cargilei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

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

Description

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

Distribution

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This marine species occurs by the Abrolhos Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off Brazil's southern Bahia coast.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus cargilei Coltro, 2004. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388659 on 2015-10-07
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