Conus cebuensis
Conus cebuensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. cebuensis |
Binomial name | |
Conus cebuensis Wils, 1990 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus cebuensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 25 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Cebu, the Philippines.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus cebuensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596842 on 2015-08-27
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
- 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
External identifiers for Conus cebuensis | |
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WoRMS | 596842 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Phasmoconus proximus cebuensis
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