Conus kinoshitai

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

Conus kinoshitai
Apertural view of Conus kinoshitai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. kinoshitai
Binomial name
Conus kinoshitai (Kuroda, 1956)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Afonsoconus kinoshitai (Kuroda, 1956) · Asprella kinoshitai (Kuroda, 1956) Conus (Afonsoconus) kinoshitai (Kuroda, 1956) accepted, alternate representation Chelyconus kinoshitai Kuroda, 1956 (original combination) Conus brontodes Shikama, 1979 Conus (Strioconus) brontodes Shikama, T., 1979 Conus kinoshitai f. calliginosus Shikama, 1979 (unavailable name: established as a form after 1960) Conus kinoshitai f. tamikoana Shikama, 1979 (unjustified emendation of Conus tamikoae Shikama, 1973) Conus (Embrikena) kinoshitai "calliginosus" Shikama, T., 1979 Conus tamikoae Shikama, 1973

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Conus kinoshitai (Kuroda, T., 1956)

Conus kinoshitai (Kuroda, T., 1956)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the South China Sea and in the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to the Solomons. There are also records in the Indian Ocean from Mozambique, Madagascar, and Réunion.