Conus shikamai
Conus shikamai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus shikamai Coomans, H.E., R.G.Moolenbeek & E.Wils, 1985 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. shikamai |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus shikamai Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1985 | |
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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 40 mm and 70 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia.
References
- Conus shikamai Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Coomans, H. E., Moolenbeek, R. G., and Wils, E., 1985. Alphabetical revision of the (sub)species in recent Conidae 7. cingulatus to cylindraceus, including Conus shikamai nomen novum. Basteria, 48 (6 ): 223–311
- 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
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Splinoconus shikamai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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