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Species of sea snail From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Conus escondidai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[3]
Conus escondidai | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus escondidai Poppe, G.T. & S. Tagaro, 2005 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. escondidai |
Binomial name | |
Conus escondidai Poppe & Tagaro, 2005[2] | |
Synonyms[3] | |
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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.
The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 52 mm.
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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
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