Conus malabaricus

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Conus malabaricus
Shell of Conus malabaricus (holotype 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. malabaricus
Binomial name
Conus malabaricus
(Monnier, Limpalaër & Tenorio, 2017)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Virgiconus) malabaricus (Monnier, Limpalaër & Tenorio, 2017)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Virgiconus malabaricus Monnier, Limpalaër & Tenorio, 2017

Conus malabaricus is a species of sea snail. It is 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 length of the shell attains is around 55 mm.

Their feeding type is predatory.

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