Conus alconnelli

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Conus alconnelli
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus alconnelli Motta, A.J. da, 1986

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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. alconnelli
Binomial name
Conus alconnelli
da Motta, 1986
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus pennasilicorum Bozzetti, 2017
  • Conus (Splinoconus) alconnelli da Motta, 1986· accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus alconnelli (da Motta, 1986)

Conus alconnelli,

Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

Behavior

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are

stinging
humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The sizeof the shell varies between 27.5 mm and 90 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean from Southeast Africa, and

Mascarenes and Northern Transkei
, South Africa.

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