Conus santinii

Conus santinii
Shell of Conus santinii (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. santinii
Binomial name
Conus santinii (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2014)
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Phasmoconus) santinii(Monnier & Limpalaër, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation Phasmoconus (Fulgiconus) santiniiMonnier & Limpalaër, 2014 (basionym) Phasmoconus santiniiMonnier & Limpalaër, 2014

Conus santinii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 size of the shell varies between 21 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean and is endemic to Fiji.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus santinii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759698 on 2015-11-24

• E. Monnier & L. Limpalaër, Phasmoconus (Fulgiconus) santinii (Gastropoda, Conidae), a new surprising species from the Fiji, Xenophora Taxonomy N° 3 - Supplément au Xenophora n° 146 - April 2014
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species
• "Phasmoconus santinii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.