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] The connection to Urashima Taro is not evident. These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 80 mm.

This species is dioecious. [2]

To reproduce, this species does not release gametes into the water. While maturing, this species does not go through a trocophore stage.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Philippines and Japan.

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
  2. ↑ "Reproduction Summary - Conus urashimanus". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2025-09-07.


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