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Conus urashimanus

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Conus urashimanus
Three views of a shell of Conus urashimanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. urashimanus
Binomial name
Conus urashimanus
Kuroda & Itô, 1961
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) urashimanus Kuroda & Itô, 1961 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus urashimanus (Kuroda & Itô, 1961)
  • Kioconus recluzianus var. urashimanus Kuroda & Itô, 1961

Conus urashimanus, common name the Urashima 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

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The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs of the Philippines and Japan.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus urashimanus Kuroda & Itô, 1961. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429058 on 2015-12-18
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
  • 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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
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