Conus caillaudii

Conus caillaudii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. caillaudii
Binomial name
Conus caillaudii
Kiener, 1845
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) caillaudii Kiener, 1845 accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus caillaudi (Kiener, 1846)

Conus caillaudii 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 snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius and off Réunion.

References

  1. 1 2 Conus caillaudii Kiener, 1845.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.


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