Conus monicae

Conus monicae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

Conus monicae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. monicae
Binomial name
Conus monicae (Petuch & Berschauer, 2015)
Synonyms[1]
Tenorioconus monicae Petuch & Berschauer, 2015 (original combination)

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 61 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba