Conus tagaroae explained

Conus tagaroae 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 varies between 40 mm and 84 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

• L. Limpalaër & E. Monnier (2013): Cylinder tagaroae (Gastropoda: Conidae) a Valid Name for a Long Time Known Species from the Philippines - Visaya Vol. 4 n°1
• 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
  • Holotype in MNHN, Paris

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus tagaroae (Limpalaër & Monnier, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723017 on 2015-12-09