Conus shikamai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
Conus shikamai | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus shikamai Coomans, H.E., R.G.Moolenbeek & E.Wils, 1985 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. shikamai
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Binomial name | |
Conus shikamai Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1985
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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.
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 70 mm.
This marine species occurs off Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia.