Conus sogodensis explained

Conus sogodensis 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

The size of the shell varies between 44 mm and 62 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

• Poppe, G. T., Monnier, E., Tagaro, S. P. (2012), New Conidae from the Central Philippines. - Visaya vol. 3(5)
• 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

• To World Register of Marine Species
• Gastropods.com: Graphiconus laterculatus var. sogodensis

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus sogodensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723954 on 2015-11-29