Clade Hypsogastropoda | Rank Species | |
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Similar Conus andamanensis, Conus attenuatus, Conus ambiguus, Conus acutangulus, Conus eximius | ||
Conus asiaticus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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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.
There is one subspecies: Conus asiaticus lovellreevei G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993 (synonym: Conus lovellreevei G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993).
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 52 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines and Japan and in the South China Sea off Vietnam.
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Conus asiaticus lovellreevei
References
Conus asiaticus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA