Conus kawamurai

Conus kawamurai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conus kawamurai
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus kawamurai (Habe, T., 1962)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. kawamurai
Binomial name
Conus kawamurai Habe, 1962
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Leptoconus) kawamurai Habe, 1962 · accepted, alternate representation Leptoconus kawamurai (Habe, 1962)

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 35 mm and 81 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Ryukyus, Japan, and off Okinawa Islands.