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Conus felix

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Conus felix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. felix
Binomial name
Conus felix
Fenzan, 2012
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Plicaustraconus) felix Fenzan, 2012 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Plicaustraconus felix (Fenzan, 2012)

Conus felix 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.

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Indian Ocean off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus felix. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599351 on 2015-09-19
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  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Plicaustraconus felix". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Holotype in MNHN, Paris