Conus escondidai

Conus escondidai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

Conus escondidai
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus escondidai Poppe, G.T. & S. Tagaro, 2005
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. escondidai
Binomial name
Conus escondidai
Poppe & Tagaro, 2005[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Lividoconus) escondidae (Petuch, 1995) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Calamiconus escondidai (Poppe & Tagaro, 2005)
  • Lividoconus escondidai (Poppe & Tagaro, 2005)

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 30 mm and 52 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

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References
  1. Poppe & Tagaro. 2005. Visaya 1(4) : 40-44. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  2. Conus escondidai Poppe & Tagaro, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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

  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Lividoconus escondidai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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