Conus asiaticus

Conus asiaticus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conus asiaticus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus asiaticus Motta, A.J. da, 1985
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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[2]
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)

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.