Conus asiaticus

Conus asiaticus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus asiaticus Motta, A.J. da, 1985
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. asiaticus
Binomial name
	Conus asiaticus; da Motta, 1985
Synonyms
	Conus (Phasmoconus) asiaticus da Motta, 1985 accepted, alternate representation; Conus asiaticus asiaticus da Motta, 1985; Phasmoconus asiaticus (da Motta, 1985); Phasmoconus asiaticus 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 (synonym: Conus lovellreevei G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993).

Description[]

The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 52 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines and Japan and in the South China Sea off Vietnam.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Conus asiaticus da Motta, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species 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 4, 2009 Edition
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

Gallery[]

Conus asiaticus lovellreevei

Conus asiaticus lovellreevei Raybaudi Massilia, G., 1993

External links[]

The Conus Biodiversity website
"Phasmoconus asiaticus asiaticus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea

[WoRMS-1] Conus asiaticus da Motta, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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