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Conus cebuensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. cebuensis
Binomial name
	Conus cebuensis; Wils, 1990
Synonyms
	Conus (Phasmoconus) cebuensis Wils, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus proximus cebuensis Wils, 1990; Phasmoconus cebuensis (Wils, 1990); Phasmoconus proximus cebuensis (Wils, 1990);

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Conus cebuensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae and the order Neogastropoda. They are otherwise known as cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

They usually inhabit the neritic zone, in the shallow part, between depths of 25 meters and 250 meters.^[2] These snails, like other members of the Conidae family are predatory and venomous. They are also capable of "stinging" humans.

Description[edit]

This snail has been reported to be between 25 mm and 45 mm in length.

Distribution[edit]

These marine species are found in the oceans of the New Caledonia region, specifically near Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus cebuensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596842 on 2015-08-27
^ "IUCN red list species: Conus proximus".

Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
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

External links[edit]

To World Register of Marine Species
Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
"Phasmoconus proximus cebuensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus cebuensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596842 on 2015-08-27

[2] "IUCN red list species: Conus proximus".

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-'''''Conus cebuensis''''' is a species of [[sea snail]], a [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Conidae]], the [[Conus|cone snails]], cone shells or cones.<ref name="WoRMS">Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus cebuensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596842 on 2015-08-27</ref>
+'''''Conus cebuensis''''' is a species of [[sea snail]], a [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Conidae]] and the order [[Neogastropoda]]. They are otherwise known as [[Conus|cone snails]], cone shells or cones.<ref name="WoRMS">Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus cebuensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596842 on 2015-08-27</ref>
-These snails are [[predatory]] and [[venomous]]. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
+They usually inhabit the [[Neritic zone|neritic]] zone, in the shallow part, between depths of 25 meters and 250 meters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IUCN red list species: Conus proximus |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192510/2106775}}</ref> These snails, like other members of the [[Conidae]] family are [[predatory]] and [[venomous]]. They are also capable of "stinging" humans.
 ==Description==
-The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm.
+This snail has been reported to be between 25 mm and 45 mm in length.
 {{Expand section|date=August 2015}}
 ==Distribution==
+These marine species are found in the oceans of the [[New Caledonia]] region, specifically near [[Philippines]], [[Indonesia]], [[Papua New Guinea]] and [[Fiji]].
-This marine species occurs off [[Cebu]], the Phillipines.
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 * Filmer R.M. (2001). ''A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998''. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
-* [http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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]
+* [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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]
 ==External links==
-{{TaxonIds|worms=596842|itis=|ncbi=|eol=}}
 * [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596842 To World Register of Marine Species]
 * [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea]
-* [http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_4289.shtml Gastropods.com: ''Phasmoconus proximus cebuensis'']
+* {{Gastropods.com|key=9|id=4289|title=''Phasmoconus proximus cebuensis''|access-date=15 January 2019}}
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q13496070}}
 [[Category:Conus|cebuensis]]
+[[Category:Fauna of Cebu]]
+[[Category:Gastropods described in 1990]]