Conus capreolus

Conus capreolus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conus capreolus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus capreolus Rockel, D., 1985
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. capreolus
Binomial name
Conus capreolus Röckel, 1985
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Splinoconus) capreolus Röckel, 1985 accepted, alternate representation Conus semisulcatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 (Invalid: junior homonym of Conus semisulcatus Bronn, 1831) Kioconus capreolus (Röckel, 1985)

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.^[3]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 36 mm and 65 mm.^[3][4]

Distribution

Conus capreolus are native to the coastal waters of the Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Andaman coast of Thailand.^[2]