Conus kuroharai
Appearance
Conus kuroharai | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus kuroharai (Habe, T., 1965) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. kuroharai
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Binomial name | |
Conus kuroharai (Habe, 1965)
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Conus kuroharai, common name Kurohara's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 72 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, the Philippines and the Loyalty Islands.
References
- ^ a b Conus kuroharai (Habe, 1965). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- 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: 1–23
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Graphiconus kuroharai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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