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Conus carnalis

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Conus carnalis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus carnalis Sowerby, G.B. III, 1879
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. carnalis
Binomial name
Conus carnalis
G. B. Sowerby III, 1879
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Pseudonoduloconus) carnalis G. B. Sowerby III, 1879 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus amethystinus Trovão, 1975
  • Pseudonoduloconus carnalis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1879)

Conus carnalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 34 mm and 63 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Pseudonoduloconus carnalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Specimen at MNHN, Paris