Conus zandbergeni

Conus zandbergeni
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zandbergeni Filmer, R.M. & R.G. Moolenbeek, 2010
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. zandbergeni
Binomial name
	Conus zandbergeni; Filmer & Moolenbeek, 2010
Synonyms
	Conus (Phasmoconus) zandbergeni Filmer & Moolenbeek, 2010 · accepted, alternate representation; Phasmoconus zandbergeni (Filmer & Moolenbeek, 2010);

Conus zandbergeni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]^[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 25 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific and is found in the Philippines, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands.

References

^ ^a ^b Conus zandbergeni Filmer & Moolenbeek, 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
^ Filmer R.M. & Moolenbeek R.G. (2010) A well known cone masquerading as Conus broderipii Reeve, 1844 is now named Conus zandbergeni n. sp. (Gastropoda: Conidae). Miscellanea Malacologica 4(5): 75–80. [Published 30 December 2010]

Filmer R.M. (2011) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae) - Part I. Visaya 3(2): 23–85. [July 2011]
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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.

External links

The Conus Biodiversity website
"Asprella zandbergeni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea

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[WoRMS-1] Conus zandbergeni Filmer & Moolenbeek, 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

[2] Filmer R.M. & Moolenbeek R.G. (2010) A well known cone masquerading as Conus broderipii Reeve, 1844 is now named Conus zandbergeni n. sp. (Gastropoda: Conidae). Miscellanea Malacologica 4(5): 75–80. [Published 30 December 2010]

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