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.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus chiangi (Azuma, M., 1972) | |
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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. chiangi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus chiangi (Azuma, 1972)
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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
editThe size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 25 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Taiwan, the Philippines and Southern Japan; also off Vanuatu.
References
edit- ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus chiangi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192697A2143467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192697A2143467.en. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus chiangi.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Taranteconus chiangi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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