Conus hamamotoi
Conus hamamotoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
| Conus hamamotoi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. hamamotoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus hamamotoi Yoshiba & Koyama, 1984 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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 varies between 18 mm and 24 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, New Caledonia and in the Coral Sea
References
- Conus hamamotoi Yoshiba & Koyama, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Yoshiba, S. and Koyama, Y. 1984. Description of a new species of cone shell from Shiono-misaki Peninsula, Wakayama Pref. Venus 43(2):115–123, 1 fig. 1 pl.
- 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
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Splinoconus hamamotoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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