Conus scalarispira

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

Conus scalarispira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. scalarispira
Binomial name
Conus scalarispira (Bozzetti, 2012)
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Pseudolilliconus) scalarispira (Bozzetti, 2012) · accepted, alternate representation Pseudolilliconus scalarispira Bozzetti, 2012 (original combination)

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 11 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs of Southern Madagascar.