Conus urashimanus

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Conus urashimanus
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Three views of a shell of Conus urashimanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. urashimanus
Binomial name
Conus urashimanus
Kuroda & Itô, 1961
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) urashimanusKuroda & Itô, 1961 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus urashimanus(Kuroda & Itô, 1961)
  • Kioconus recluzianus var. urashimanusKuroda & Itô, 1961

Conus urashimanus, common name the Urashima cone, 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 varies between 35 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs of the Philippines and Japan.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus urashimanus Kuroda & Itô, 1961. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429058 on 2015-12-18


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