Conus shaskyi
Conus shaskyi | |
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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. shaskyi |
Binomial name | |
Conus shaskyi (Tenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus shaskyi 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 attains 35 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
References
- 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
- Tenorio, M.J., J.K. Tucker & H. Chaney, 2012, Conilithidae & Conidae : The Cones of the Eastern Pacific, A Conchological Iconography
- 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 shaskyi | |
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WoRMS | 723805 |
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