Conus sukhadwalai

Conus sukhadwalai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conus sukhadwalai
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sukhadwalai Rockel, D. & A.J. da Motta, 1983
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. sukhadwalai
Binomial name
Conus sukhadwalai Röckel & da Motta, 1983
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Splinoconus) sukhadwalai Röckel & da Motta, 1983 · accepted, alternate representation Stellaconus sukhadwalai (Röckel & da Motta, 1983)

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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 37 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southern India.