Conus hirasei | |
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Conus hirasei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. hirasei |
Binomial name | |
Conus hirasei (Kuroda, 1956) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Conus hirasei, common name Hirase's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1]
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.
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The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 92 mm.
This marine species occurs from Southern Japan to the Philippines.