Conus carioca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus carioca. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429893 on 2015-10-07
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 36 mm and 57 mm. Distribution Trawled at 35-40 m., this marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brazil.
References
Edward J. Petuch, New South American Gastropods in the Genera Conus (Conidae) and Latirus; Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 99 (1986) Petuch E. (2013) Biogeography and biodiversity of western Atlantic mollusks. CRC Press. 252 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 To World Register of Marine Species Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea Gastropods.com: Sandericonus sanderi var. carioca