Conus tisii
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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. tisii
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus tisii Lan, 1978
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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
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 150 mm. They inhabit moderately deep waters, by about 100-400 meters. They are described as carnivorous and predatory gastropods. (Conchology, 1978)
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Philippines, Taiwan, and Sourthern Japan.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Conus tisii Lan, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- 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
External links
[edit]- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Asprella tisii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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