Conus shikamai
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Conus shikamai

Conus shikamai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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.

Appearance

The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 70 mm.

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This marine species occurs off Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia.

References

1. Conus shikamai Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_shikamai
2. Conus shikamai on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192776/2159761

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