Biology:Conus quasimagus

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus quasimagus
Conus quasimagus 001.jpg
Shell of Conus quasimagus (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. quasimagus
Binomial name
Conus quasimagus
(Bozzetti, 2016)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) quasimagus (Bozzetti, 2016)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Pionoconus quasimagus Bozzetti, 2016 (original combination)

Conus quasimagus 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 length of the shell attains 59.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Philippines .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus quasimagus (Bozzetti, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=933326 on 2018-03-24
  • Bozzetti L. (2016). Pionoconus quasimagus (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) nuove specie dalle Filippine meridionali. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 92: 13–14.

Wikidata ☰ Q50913321 entry