Conus sugimotonis

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

Conus sugimotonis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sugimotonis Kuroda, T., 1928
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. sugimotonis
Binomial name
Conus sugimotonis Kuroda, 1928
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Klemaeconus) sugimotonis Kuroda, 1928 · accepted, alternate representation Conus sugimotonis vicdani Lan, 1978 Conus whiteheadae da Motta, 1985 Kioconus sugimotonis (Kuroda, 1928)

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 50 mm and 114 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, in the Coral Sea and off Australia (Queensland).