Conus shaskyi

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Conus shaskyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. shaskyi
Binomial name
Conus shaskyi
(Tenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) shaskyi(Tenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012) accepted, alternate representation
  • Dauciconus shaskyiTenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012 (original combination)

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

Contents

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus shaskyi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723805 on 2015-11-26