Conus kawamurai

Conus kawamurai
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus kawamurai (Habe, T., 1962)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. kawamurai
Binomial name
Conus kawamurai Habe, 1962
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Leptoconus) kawamurai Habe, 1962 · accepted, alternate representation Leptoconus kawamurai (Habe, 1962)

Conus kawamurai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 81 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Ryukyus, Japan

References

1. Conus kawamurai Habe, 1962. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
• 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

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• "Leptoconus milneedwardsi kawamurai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.