Conus shaskyi explained

Conus shaskyi 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 size of the shell attains 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

References

• Tenorio, M.J., J.K. Tucker & H. Chaney, 2012, Conilithidae & Conidae : The Cones of the Eastern Pacific, A Conchological Iconography
• 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

• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus shaskyi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723805 on 2015-11-26