Conus easoni
Conus easoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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| Shell of Conus easoni (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. easoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus easoni (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018) | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The length of the shell of the holotype attains 30 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Pacific Ocean and is endemic to the Marquesas.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Conus easoni (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057478 on 2018-03-24
- Petuch E.J. & Berschauer D.P. (2018). Ten new cone shells from Indonesia, the Marquesas Islands, Brazil, and Pacific Panama. The Festivus. 50(1): 17-35.
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