Conus hanshassi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. hanshassi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus hanshassi (Lorenz & Barbier, 2012)
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
editThe shell is generally elongated conical to turgid is shape, with an elevated spire and a definite shoulder. The shell has a white ground color and is marked with medium brown splotches and irregular rows of dots or dashes. The holotype is 23.3 mm (0.92 in) in length.
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Siargao Island, Philippines, collected at 20 m (66 ft) [2]
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus hanshassi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723957 on 2015-10-05
- ^ R. Michael Filmer (2001). "Section HI habui to istriensis" (PDF). The Cone Collector. p. 6.
- 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.
External links
edit- "Tenorioconus hanshassi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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