Kingdom Animalia Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Scientific name Conus shikamai Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Conus tenuistriatus, Conus lenavati, Conus corallinus, Conus sugimotonis, Conus voluminalis | ||
Conus shikamai 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 40 mm and 70 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia.
References
Conus shikamai Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA