Conus scalarissimus
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| Conus scalarissimus | |
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| Apertural view of shell of Conus scalarissimus da Motta, 1988. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. scalarissimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus scalarissimus da Motta, 1988 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus scalarissimus 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, so live ones should be handled carefully, or not at all.
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.
