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Conus cebuensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) cebuensis Wils, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus proximus cebuensis Wils, 1990
  • Phasmoconus cebuensis (Wils, 1990)
  • Phasmoconus proximus cebuensis (Wils, 1990)

Conus cebuensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cebu, the Philippines.

References

  1. ^ 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

External links

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