Conus capreolus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus capreolus Rockel, D., 1985 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. capreolus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus capreolus Röckel, 1985
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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.
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 36 mm and 65 mm.
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Distribution edit
Thus marine species occurs off East India and in the Andaman Sea.
References edit
- ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus capreolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192264A2062769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192264A2062769.en. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus capreolus Röckel, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Sowerby, G.B. III (1870). Descriptions of Forty-eight new Species of Shells. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1870): 249–259
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
External links edit
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Kioconus capreolus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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