Biology:Conus escondidai

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus escondidai
Conus escondidai 1.jpg
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus escondidai Poppe, G.T. & S. Tagaro, 2005
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. escondidai
Binomial name
Conus escondidai
Poppe & Tagaro, 2005[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Lividoconus) escondidae (Petuch, 1995) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Calamiconus escondidai (Poppe & Tagaro, 2005)
  • Lividoconus escondidai (Poppe & Tagaro, 2005)

Conus escondidai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

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 30 mm and 52 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines .

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q1605217 entry