Conus zandbergeni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus zandbergeni Filmer, R.M. & R.G. Moolenbeek, 2010 | |
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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. zandbergeni
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| Conus zandbergeni Filmer & Moolenbeek, 2010
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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 25 mm and 45 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific and is found in the Philippines, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands.
References
edit- ^ a b Conus zandbergeni Filmer & Moolenbeek, 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ Filmer R.M. & Moolenbeek R.G. (2010) A well known cone masquerading as Conus broderipii Reeve, 1844 is now named Conus zandbergeni n. sp. (Gastropoda: Conidae). Miscellanea Malacologica 4(5): 75–80. [Published 30 December 2010]
- Filmer R.M. (2011) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae) - Part I. Visaya 3(2): 23–85. [July 2011]
- 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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus zandbergeni.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Asprella zandbergeni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
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