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Conus asiaticus 
Apertural view of Conus asiaticus lovellreevei Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Conoidea Family: Conidae Subfamily: Coninae Genus: Conus Species: C. asiaticus Binomial name Conus asiaticus
da Motta, 1985Synonyms[1] Phasmoconus asiaticus (da Motta, 1985)
Conus asiaticus 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.
There is one subspecies: Conus asiaticus lovellreevei G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 52 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines and Japan and in the South China Sea along Vietnam.
References
- ^ a b Conus asiaticus da Motta, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428938 on 27 March 2010.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
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