Conus hirasei

Conus hirasei
Conus hirasei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. hirasei
Binomial name
Conus hirasei
(Kuroda, 1956)
Synonyms[1]
  • Continuconus hirasei (Kuroda, 1956)
  • Conus (Klemaeconus) hirasei (Kuroda, 1956) ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus hirasei (Kuroda, 1956)
  • Rhizoconus hirasei Kuroda, 1956
Conus hirasei (Kuroda, T., 1956)

Conus hirasei, common name Hirase's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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 92 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Southern Japan to the Philippines.

References

  1. 1 2 Conus hirasei (Kuroda, 1956).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
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