Conus sandwichensis
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- Conus (Tesselliconus) sandwichensis Walls, 1978 · accepted, alternate representation
- Conus suturatus sandwichensis Walls, 1978 (original combination)
- Lithoconus sandwichensis (Walls, 1978)
- Tesselliconus sandwichensis (Walls, 1978)
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Conus sandwichensis, common name the Hawaiian cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus sandwichensis Walls, 1978. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596935 on 2015-11-24
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 47 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Hawaii.
References
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Further reading
- Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
- [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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
- [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=593935To World Register of Marine Species]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=0|id=3840|title=Lithoconus suturatus sandwichensis|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1978
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