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Conus parvatus

Conus parvatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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.

The subspecies Conus parvatus sharmiensis <small>Wils, 1986</small> is a synonym of Conus parvatus <small>Walls, 1979</small>

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10&nbsp;mm and 30&nbsp;mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, the Mascarene Basin, off North Transkei, off Western Thailand, Indian Ocean Maldives.

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