Conus sazanka

Conus sazanka
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sazanka Shikama, T., 1970
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. sazanka
Binomial name
Conus sazanka
Shikama, 1970
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) sazanka Shikama, 1970 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus kurzi Petuch, 1974
  • Kioconus sazanka (Shikama, 1970)
  • Rhizoconus yoshioi Azuma, 1973

Conus sazanka, common name Sazanka'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 17 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, the Philippines, East Indonesia, New Caledonia, Hawaii and in the Western Pacific; in the Indian Ocean off South Africa, Réunion, Madagascar, and Somalia

References

  1. 1 2 Conus sazanka Shikama, 1970.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
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