- Source: Conus moolenbeeki
Conus moolenbeeki 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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 37 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Indonesia.
References
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
"Graphiconus moolenbeeki". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.