Conus canariensis
Conus canariensis, common name the butterfly cone, 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 protected by local Canarian regulations & laws, they predatory, poisonous and venomous & capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
From the article Conus canariensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1279523.