Conus peli 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.

Conus peli

Description

The size of the shell attains 64 mm.

Conus peli

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Oman.

Conus peli

References

Moolenbeek, R. G. 1996. Conus peli A new species from the Sultanate of Oman (Neogastropoda; Prosobranchia). World Shells 18:3–7, 7 figs. 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

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Gastropods described in 1996