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Conus kostini

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Conus kostini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. kostini
Binomial name
Conus kostini
Filmer, Monteiro, Lorenz & Verdasca, 2012
Synonyms[1]
  • Asprella kostini (Filmer, Monteiro, Lorenz & Verdasca, 2012)
  • Conus (Embrikena) kostini Filmer, Monteiro, Lorenz & Verdasca, 2012 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Embrikena kostini (Filmer, Monteiro, Lorenz & Verdasca, 2012)

Conus kostini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Balut Island, Southern Mindanao, the Philippines

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus kostini. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599314 on 2015-10-17
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  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Asprella kostini". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Holotype in MNHN, Paris