Conus grangeri
Species of sea snail
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Conus grangeri, common name Granger's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
| Conus grangeri | |
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| Original drawing with an apertural view of Conus grangeri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. grangeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus grangeri G. B. Sowerby III, 1900 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off Sri Lanka and the Western Pacific; off the Philippines and Australia (the Northern Territory)
