Biology:Conus balabacensis
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Short description: Species of sea snail
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. balabacensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus balabacensis Filmer, 2012
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Conus balabacensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 15 mm and 29 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Sabah, Malaysia and Palawan, Philippines
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus balabacensis Filmer, 2012. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714414 on 2015-07-23
- Filmer R.M. (2012) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae). Part III: The Conus collisus complex. Visaya 3(6): 4-47
- 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
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Phasmoconus balabacensis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_69525.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q13496069 entry
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