Conus shaskyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. shaskyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus shaskyi (Tenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012)
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description edit
The size of the shell attains 35 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
References edit
- ^ a b 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
- 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 edit
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Poremskiconus abrolhosensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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