''Conus bonfigliolii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the

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Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2014). Conus bonfigliolii (Bozzetti, 2010). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723808 on 2015-03-17 Like all species within the genus Conus, these cone snails are

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and

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. 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 17 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Southern

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References

* Bozzetti L. (2010) ''Two new species of Conidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) from Southern Madagascar.'' Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 68: 3-5
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 Encyclopedia of Life

To World Register of Marine Species
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Holotype in MHNH, Paris
bonfigliolii Gastropods described in 2010 {{Conus-stub