Family : Conidae
The Conus genuanus is amply diffused on the madreporic sandy bottoms along the Atlantic African coasts and the Canary Islands. This gastropod never gets down under the 20 m of depth. It nourishes of small fishes and mollusks it seizes with the radula transformed in a hooked tooth and kills with a strong venom injected by the characteristic trunk. The shell measures about 5 cm and is frequent on the market for the joy of the collectors © Giuseppe Mazza
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