Conus sugimotonis

Conus sugimotonis
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sugimotonis Kuroda, T., 1928
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. sugimotonis
Binomial name
	Conus sugimotonis; Kuroda, 1928
Synonyms
	Conus (Klemaeconus) sugimotonis Kuroda, 1928 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus sugimotonis vicdani Lan, 1978; Conus whiteheadae da Motta, 1985; Kioconus sugimotonis (Kuroda, 1928);

Conus sugimotonis 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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 50 mm and 114 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, in the Coral Sea and off Australia (Queensland).

References

^ ^a ^b Conus sugimotonis Kuroda, 1928. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Kuroda, T. 1928. Two families new to the Mollusca fauna of Japan. Venus 1: 10-14, pl. 1
Lan, T.C. 1978. Two new cones from NE off Taiwan and the Philippines. Bulletin of Malacology, Republic of China 5: 65-67
Motta, A.J. da 1985. Two new Conus species. La Conchiglia 17(190-191): 26-28
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
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

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[WoRMS-1] Conus sugimotonis Kuroda, 1928. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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