Conus escondidai

Conus escondidai
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus escondidai Poppe, G.T. & S. Tagaro, 2005
Scientific classification
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
Synonyms
	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

^ Poppe & Tagaro. 2005. Visaya 1(4) : 40-44. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b Conus escondidai Poppe & Tagaro, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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

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[1] Poppe & Tagaro. 2005. Visaya 1(4) : 40-44. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.

[WoRMS-2] Conus escondidai Poppe & Tagaro, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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