Conus quasimagus 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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| Shell of Conus quasimagus (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
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. quasimagus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus quasimagus (Bozzetti, 2016)
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 59.3 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Philippines.
References edit
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- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conus quasimagus (Bozzetti, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=933326 on 2018-03-24
- Bozzetti L. (2016). Pionoconus quasimagus (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) nuove specie dalle Filippine meridionali. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 92: 13–14.