Conus castaneus
Species of sea snail
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Conus castaneus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus castaneus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. castaneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus castaneus Kiener, 1848 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 11 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Abrolhos Archipelago, Eastern Brazil.
