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Conus leopardus
Species of sea snail From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Conus leopardus, common name the leopard cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells, or cones.[3]
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.
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 222 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene basin, Mauritius, and Tanzania; in the entire Indo-Pacific Region; off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).
See also
- Conus leopardus Dillwyn, 1817 is a synonym of Conus vexillum Gmelin, 1791
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