Conus kremerorum
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| Conus kremerorum | |
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| Shell and protoconch of Conus kremerorum (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. kremerorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus kremerorum Petuch, 1988 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus kremerorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Barbados at a depth of 70 m.
