Conus brunneofilaris
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| Conus brunneofilaris | |
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| Shell and protoconch of Conus brunneofilaris (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. brunneofilaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus brunneofilaris Petuch, 1990 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus brunneofilaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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.
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama
