Conus oishii
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Conus oishii | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus oishii Shikama, T., 1977 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. oishii
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Binomial name | |
Conus oishii (Shikama, 1977)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus oishii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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 20 mm and 44 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2010) |
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Taiwan and Indonesia.
References
- ^ a b Conus oishii (Shikama, 1977). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus oishii.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Graphiconus oishii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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