Conus sazanka
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]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sazanka Shikama, T., 1970 | |
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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 | |
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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
- Conus sazanka Shikama, 1970. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Shikama, T., 1970. On Some Noteworthy Marine Gastropoda from Southwestern Japan (II). Science Reports of the Yokohama National University, sect. 2. no. 16: 19 -27
- Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp
- 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
Conus sazanka Shikama, T., 1970
Conus sazanka Shikama, T., 1970
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Splinoconus sazanka". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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