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West Indian Alphabet Cone

Conus spurius

Classification

Family
Conidae

Conus spurius, common name the alphabet cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. 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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 223Mexico · 9Netherlands · 2