Conus sugimotonis
{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}
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| taxon = Conus sugimotonis
| image =Conus sugimotonis 1.jpg
| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sugimotonis Kuroda, T., 1928
| authority = Kuroda, 1928
| synonyms_ref = {{WRMS species|428370|Conus sugimotonis Kuroda, 1928||27 March 2010}}
| synonyms =
- Conus (Klemaeconus) sugimotonis Kuroda, 1928 · accepted, alternate representation
- Conus sugimotonis vicdani Lan, 1978
- Conus whiteheadae da Motta, 1985
- Kioconus sugimotonis (Kuroda, 1928)
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Conus sugimotonis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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 50 mm and 114 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, in the Coral Sea and off Australia (Queensland).
References
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- Kuroda, T. 1928. Two families new to the Mollusca fauna of Japan. Venus 1: 10–14, pl. 1
- Lan, T.C. 1978. Two new cones from NE off Taiwan and the Philippines. Bulletin of Malacology, Republic of China 5: 65–67
- Motta, A.J. da 1985. Two new Conus species. La Conchiglia 17(190-191): 26–28
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
- Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- [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
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- [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The Conus Biodiversity website]
- [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=8|id=1718|title=Kioconus sugimotonis|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1928
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