Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus sazanka | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Conus striatellus, Conus tenuistriatus, Conus mitratus, Conus, Conus voluminalis | ||
Conus sazanka, common name Sazanka's cone, 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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 42 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, the Philippines, East Indonesia, New Caledonia, Hawaii and in the Western Pacific; in the Indian Ocean off South Africa, Réunion, Madagascar, and Somalia
References
Conus sazanka Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA