Conus chiangi

Conus chiangi, common name Chiang's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conus chiangi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus chiangi (Azuma, M., 1972)
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. chiangi
Binomial name
Conus chiangi (Azuma, 1972)
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Stephanoconus) chiangi (Azuma, 1972) accepted, alternate representation Cornutoconus lamellatus Suzuki, 1972 Taranteconus chiangi Azuma, 1972

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 14 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan, the Philippines and Southern Japan; also off Vanuatu.

Conus chiangi