Conus carioca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conus carioca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. carioca
Binomial name
Conus carioca
Petuch, 1986
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Sandericonus) carioca Petuch, 1986 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Sandericonus carioca (Petuch, 1986)

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 36 mm and 57 mm.

Distribution

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Trawled at 35-40 m., this marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brasil.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
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