Conus kiicumulus

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Conus kiicumulus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. kiicumulus
Binomial name
Conus kiicumulus
(Azuma, 1982)
Synonyms [1]
  • Asprella kiicumulus(Azuma, 1982)
  • Conus nebulosusAzuma, M., 1973 (renamed)
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) kiicumulus(Azuma, 1982) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Graphiconus kiicumulus(Azuma, 1982)
  • Phasmoconus kiicumulus(Azuma, 1982)
  • Rhizoconus kiicumulusAzuma, 1982 (original combination)
  • Rhizoconus nebulosusAzuma, 1973 (Invalid: junior secondary homonym of Conus nebulosusGmelin, 1791, and several others; Rhizoconus kiicumulusAzuma, 1982 is a replacement name)

Conus kiicumulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1]

Contents

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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 41 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Southern Japan and the Ryukyu Islands.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus kiicumulus (Azuma, 1982). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430447 on 2015-05-27


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