Conus aequiquadratus, common name Flashman's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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| Shells of Conus aequiquadratus (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. aequiquadratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus aequiquadratus Monnier, Tenorio, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2018
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Conus (Turriconus) aequiquadratus Monnier, Tenorio, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2018· accepted, alternate representation | |
This snail is predatory and venomous and is capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 44.2 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species of cone snail occurs off Madagascar.
References
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- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Conus aequiquadratus Monnier, Tenorio, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1054734 on 2018-03-19
- Monnier E., Tenorio M.J., Bouchet P. & Puillandre N. (2018). The cones (Gastropoda) from Madagascar “Deep South”: composition, endemism and new taxa. Xenophora Taxonomy. 19: 25–75. page(s): 49, pl. 13 figs 1-8
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