Conus tisii

Conus tisii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. tisii
Binomial name
Conus tisii
Lan, 1978
Synonyms[1]
  • Asprella tisii (T. C. Lan, 1978)
  • Conus (Embrikena) tisii T.C. Lan, 1978 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Embrikena tisii (T. C. Lan, 1978)

Conus tisii 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 40 mm and 150 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Taiwan.

References

  1. 1 2 Conus tisii Lan, 1978.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
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