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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

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Abrolhos Archipelago, Eastern Brasil.

References

  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