Conus polongimarumai

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

Conus polongimarumai
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus polongimarumai Kosuge, S., 1980
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. polongimarumai
Binomial name
Conus polongimarumai Kosuge, 1980
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Stephanoconus) polongimarumai Kosuge, 1980 · accepted, alternate representation Rolaniconus polongimarumai (Kosuge, 1980) Taranteconus polongimarumai (Kosuge, 1980)

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 13 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, the Marshall Islands; New Caledonia and Western Thailand.