Conus andamanensis

Conus andamanensis
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus andamanensis Smith, E.A., 1878
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. andamanensis
Binomial name
	Conus andamanensis; E. A. Smith, 1879
Synonyms
	Asprella andamanensis (E. A. Smith, 1878); Conus (Phasmoconus) andamanensis E. A. Smith, 1878; Phasmoconus andamanensis (E. A. Smith, 1878);

Conus andamanensis 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 16 mm and 41 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Andaman Sea.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus andamanensis E. A. Smith, 1879. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426318 on 2015-06-28

Filmer R.M. (2012) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae). Part III: The Conus collisus complex. Visaya 3(6): 4–47.
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
"Asprella andamanensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus andamanensis E. A. Smith, 1879. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426318 on 2015-06-28

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