Conus patriceae

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

Conus patriceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. patriceae
Binomial name
Conus patriceae Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Lamniconus) patriceae (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation Lamniconus patriceae Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014 (original combination)

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

Description

Shell size 35-40 mm.

Distribution

Western Atlantic Ocean: Brazil. This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.