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Conus inesae

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Conus inesae
Shell of Conus inesae (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. inesae
Binomial name
Conus inesae
(Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Varioconus inesae Monteiro, Afonso, Tenorio, Rosado & Pirinhas, 2014 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus inesae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 36 mm.

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