Conus miruchae
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| Conus miruchae | |
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| Two views of a shell of Conus miruchae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. miruchae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus miruchae Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus miruchae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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.
The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 13 mm.
