Conus sandwichensis

Conus sandwichensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. sandwichensis
Binomial name
Conus sandwichensis
Walls, 1978
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Tesselliconus) sandwichensis Walls, 1978 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus suturatus sandwichensis Walls, 1978 (original combination)
  • Lithoconus sandwichensis (Walls, 1978)
  • Tesselliconus sandwichensis (Walls, 1978)

Conus sandwichensis, common name the Hawaiian cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 47 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Hawaii.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus sandwichensis Walls, 1978. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596935 on 2015-11-24
External identifiers for Conus sandwichensis
WoRMS 596935


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