Conus quasimagus

Conus quasimagus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

Conus quasimagus
Shell of Conus quasimagus (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. quasimagus
Binomial name
Conus quasimagus (Bozzetti, 2016)
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Pionoconus) quasimagus (Bozzetti, 2016)· accepted, alternate representation Pionoconus quasimagus Bozzetti, 2016 (original combination)

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

Description

The length of the shell attains 59.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Philippines.