Conus mascarenensis
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| Conus mascarenensis | |
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| Shell of Conus mascarenensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. mascarenensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus mascarenensis (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2019) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus mascarenensis 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 marine snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
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