Conus chiangi

Conus chiangi
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus chiangi (Azuma, M., 1972)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. chiangi
Binomial name
	Conus chiangi; (Azuma, 1972)
Synonyms[1]
	Conus (Stephanoconus) chiangi (Azuma, 1972) accepted, alternate rperesentation; Cornutoconus lamellatus Suzuki, 1972; Taranteconus chiangi Azuma, 1972;

Conus chiangi, common name Chiang's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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 14 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan, the Philippines and Southern Japan; also off Vanuatu.

Conus chiangi

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References

Conus chiangi (Azuma, 1972). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
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

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Taranteconus chiangi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus chiangi (Azuma, 1972). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.