Conus shaskyi

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

Conus shaskyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. shaskyi
Binomial name
Conus shaskyi (Tenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012)
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) shaskyi (Tenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012) accepted, alternate representation Dauciconus shaskyi Tenorio, Tucker & Chaney, 2012 (original combination)

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.