Conus easoni

Conus easoni
Shell of Conus easoni (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. easoni
Binomial name
Conus easoni (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Pionoconus) easoni(Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)· accepted, alternate representation Pionoconus easoniPetuch & Berschauer, 2018 (original combination)

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

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

Description

The length of the shell of the holotype attains 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Pacific Ocean and is endemic to the Marquesas.

References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Conus easoni (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057478 on 2018-03-24

• Petuch E.J. & Berschauer D.P. (2018). Ten new cone shells from Indonesia, the Marquesas Islands, Brazil, and Pacific Panama. The Festivus. 50(1): 17-35.