Conus malcolmi

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Conus malcolmi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. malcolmi
Binomial name
Conus malcolmi
(Monnier & Limpalaër, 2015)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) malcolmi (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2015) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus malcolmi Monnier & Limpalaër, 2015 (original combination)

Conus malcolmi 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 11 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

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