Conus hanshassi
Conus hanshassi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus hanshassi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. hanshassi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus hanshassi (Lorenz & Barbier, 2012) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The shell is generally elongated conical to turgid is shape, with an elevated spire and a definite shoulder. The shell has a white ground color and is marked with medium brown splotches and irregular rows of dots or dashes. The holotype is 23.3mm in length.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Siargao Island, Philippines, collected at 20m [2]
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus hanshassi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723957 on 2015-10-05
- http://www.theconecollector.com/lib/docs/filmer/HI.pdf
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Tenorioconus hanshassi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- The Cone Collector website R. Michael Filmer on line treatise, a write up on the species can be found under "HI" and page 6.
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