Conus coelinae
Species of sea snail
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Conus coelinae, common name Celine's cone, 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 coelinae Crosse, H., 1858 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. coelinae |
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| Conus coelinae Crosse, 1858 | |
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans,[citation needed] therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
The former subspecies Conus coelinae spiceri Bartsch & Rehder, 1943 has been elevated to the status of genus Conus spiceri Bartsch & Rehder, 1943
Description
The size of the shell varies between 55 mm and 128 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii and the Philippines; off the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, New Zealand and Australia (Queensland)
