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Species of sea snail From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Conus behelokensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
Conus behelokensis | |
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Apertural and abapertural view of a shell of Conus behelokensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. behelokensis |
Binomial name | |
Conus behelokensis Lauer, 1989 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
The size of the shell varies between 34 mm and 65 mm.
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This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Western Indian Ocean.
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