Conus floridulus
Species of sea snail
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Conus floridulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
| Conus floridulus | |
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| Five views of a shell of the granulose form of Conus floridulus Adams, A. & Reeve, L.A., 1848 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. floridulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus floridulus A. Adams & Reeve, 1848 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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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
The size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 59 mm. The rosy white shell shows two continuous bands of irregular longitudinal light chestnut blotches. The base is violet-tinted.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the Gulf of Papua.
