Conus hirasei

Conus hirasei, common name Hirase's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conus hirasei
Conus hirasei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. hirasei
Binomial name
Conus hirasei (Kuroda, 1956)
Synonyms[1]
Continuconus hirasei (Kuroda, 1956) Conus (Klemaeconus) hirasei (Kuroda, 1956) · accepted, alternate representation Kioconus hirasei (Kuroda, 1956) Rhizoconus hirasei Kuroda, 1956

Conus hirasei (Kuroda, T., 1956)

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 92 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Southern Japan to the Philippines.