Conus kinoshitai

Conus kinoshitai

Apertural view of Conus kinoshitai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. kinoshitai
Binomial name
*Conus kinoshitai* (Kuroda, 1956) ^[1]
Synonyms^[2]
Afonsoconus kinoshitai (Kuroda, 1956) · Asprella kinoshitai (Kuroda, 1956) Conus (Afonsoconus) kinoshitai (Kuroda, 1956) accepted, alternate representation Chelyconus kinoshitai Kuroda, 1956 (original combination) Conus brontodes Shikama, 1979 Conus (Strioconus) brontodes Shikama, T., 1979 Conus kinoshitai f. calliginosus Shikama, 1979 (unavailable name: established as a form after 1960) Conus kinoshitai f. tamikoana Shikama, 1979 (unjustified emendation of Conus tamikoae Shikama, 1973) Conus (Embrikena) kinoshitai "calliginosus" Shikama, T., 1979 Conus tamikoae Shikama, 1973

Conus kinoshitai, common name Kinoshita's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Conus kinoshitai (Kuroda, T., 1956)

Conus kinoshitai (Kuroda, T., 1956)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 94 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the South China Sea and in the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to the Solomons. There are also records in the Indian Ocean from Mozambique, Madagascar, and Réunion.

References

↑ Kuroda, T., 1956. New species of the Conidae (Gastropoda). Venus, 19 (1 ): 1 -16
1 2 Conus kinoshitai (Kuroda, 1956). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition.
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
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

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