Conus clerii

Conus clerii, common name Clery's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conus clerii
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus clerii Reeve, L.A., 1844
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. clerii
Binomial name
Conus clerii Reeve, 1844
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Lamniconus) clerii Reeve, 1844 · accepted, alternate representation Lamniconus clerii (Reeve, 1844)

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

Locus typicus: Cape St. Thomas, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[3]

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean, most commonly between Brazil to Northern Argentina.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 65 mm.^[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 15 m.^[4] Maximum recorded depth is 100 m.^[4]