Conus hamanni

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

Conus hamanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. hamanni
Binomial name
Conus hamanni
Fainzilber & Mienis, 1986
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Leptoconus) hamanni Fainzilber & Mienis, 1986 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Leptoconus hamanni (Fainzilber & Mienis, 1986)

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 18 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea

References

  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Leptoconus hamanni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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