Conus chiangi

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]

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

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
  1. Conus chiangi (Azuma, 1972). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Taranteconus chiangi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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