Conus curralensis is a species of marine gastropod mollusk in the cone snail genus Conus.
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, so live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off of Cape Verde.
References
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp. Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
External links The Conus Biodiversity website Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea