Conus malabaricus is a species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells, or cones.MolluscaBase (2018). Conus malabaricus (Monnier, Limpalaër & Tenorio, 2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934440 on 2018-03-22
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
Description
The length of the shell attains is around 55 mm.
Their feeding type is predatory. Distribution This marine species occurs off Kerala, India.
References
Monnier E., Limpalaër L. & Tenorio M.J. (2017). Virgiconus malabaricus (Gastropoda, Conidae), a new cone snail from Southern India, with taxonomic notes on related species. Xenophora Taxonomy. 14: 22-28
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