Conus hanshassi explained

Conus hanshassi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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

The shell is generally elongated conical to turgid is shape, with an elevated spire and a definite shoulder. The shell has a white ground color and is marked with medium brown splotches and irregular rows of dots or dashes. The holotype is in length.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Siargao Island, Philippines, collected at ^[2]

References

• 10.1093/mollus/eyu055 . Puillandre N.. Duda T.F.. Meyer C.. Olivera B.M. . Bouchet P. . amp . 2015. One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81. 1-23. 4541476.

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus hanshassi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723957 on 2015-10-05
2. Web site: Section HI habui to istriensis. R. Michael Filmer. 2001. The Cone Collector. 6.