Conus sazanka

Conus sazanka
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sazanka Shikama, T., 1970
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. sazanka
Binomial name
	Conus sazanka; Shikama, 1970
Synonyms[1]
	Conus (Splinoconus) sazanka Shikama, 1970 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus kurzi Petuch, 1974; Kioconus sazanka (Shikama, 1970); Rhizoconus yoshioi Azuma, 1973;

Conus sazanka, common name Sazanka'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 17 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, the Philippines, East Indonesia, New Caledonia, Hawaii and in the Western Pacific; in the Indian Ocean off South Africa, Réunion, Madagascar, and Somalia

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References

Conus sazanka Shikama, 1970. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Shikama, T., 1970. On Some Noteworthy Marine Gastropoda from Southwestern Japan (II). Science Reports of the Yokohama National University, sect. 2. no. 16: 19 -27
Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 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

Conus sazanka Shikama, T., 1970
Conus sazanka Shikama, T., 1970

External links

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Splinoconus sazanka". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus sazanka Shikama, 1970. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.