Conus gabelishi
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| Conus gabelishi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. gabelishi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus gabelishi da Motta, 1982[2] | |
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Conus gabelishi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[3] It gets its name from the researcher who discovered it, A.J. Gabelish.[4]
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.[citation needed]
The size of an adult shell varies between 23 mm and 43 mm. The shell is turbinated and smooth, with eight stepped spiral whorls. The shell is a golden yellow with nine thin rows of brown and white bands as well as three indistinct white splotches.[4]
