Conus zandbergeni

Conus zandbergeni
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zandbergeni Filmer, R.M. & R.G. Moolenbeek, 2010
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. zandbergeni
Binomial name
Conus zandbergeni
Filmer & Moolenbeek, 2010
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) zandbergeni Filmer & Moolenbeek, 2010 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Phasmoconus zandbergeni (Filmer & Moolenbeek, 2010)

Conus zandbergeni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

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 25 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific and is found in the Philippines, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands.

References

  1. 1 2 Conus zandbergeni Filmer & Moolenbeek, 2010.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  2. Filmer R.M. & Moolenbeek R.G. (2010) A well known cone mascarading as Conus broderipii Reeve, 1844 is now named Conus zandbergeni n. sp. (Gastropoda: Conidae). Miscellanea Malacologica 4(5): 75-80. [Published 30 December 2010]
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