Conus habui

Conus habui
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus habui Lan, T.C., 2002
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. habui
Binomial name
	Conus habui; Lan, 2002[1]
Synonyms[2]
	Conus (Phasmoconus) habui Lan, 2002 · accepted, alternate representation; Phasmoconus habui (Lan, 2002);

Conus habui is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell attains 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Okinawa, Japan and off the Philippines

References

Lan. 2002. Bulletin of Malacology Republic of China 26: 1–4. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
Conus habui Lan, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Lan T.C. (2002) A new cone from Japan. Bulletin of Malacology [Malacological Society of Taiwan] 26: 1–4.
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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[1] Lan. 2002. Bulletin of Malacology Republic of China 26: 1–4. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.

[WoRMS-2] Conus habui Lan, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.