Conus habui 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 habui Lan, T.C., 2002 | |
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. habui
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus habui Lan, 2002[1]
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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 attains 30 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Okinawa, Japan and off the Philippines
References
edit- ^ Lan. 2002. Bulletin of Malacology Republic of China 26: 1–4. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ a b Conus habui Lan, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Lan T.C. (2002) A new cone from Japan. Bulletin of Malacology [Malacological Society of Taiwan] 26: 1–4.
- 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 habui.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Asprella sulcata var. habui
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
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