Conus kintoki

Conus kintoki
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus kintoki Habe, T. & Kosuge, S., 1970
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. kintoki
Binomial name
Conus kintoki Habe & Kosuge, 1970
Synonyms
Conus Virgiconus kintoki Habe & Kosuge, 1970 Conus kintoki Coomans & Moolenbeek, 1982 Virgiconus kintoki (Habe & Kosuge, 1970)

Conus kintoki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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 45 mm and 116 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the South China Sea.

References

• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

Gallery

Below are several color forms:

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  Conus kintoki Habe, T. & Kosuge, S., 1970
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  Conus kintoki Habe, T. & Kosuge, S., 1970
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  Conus kintoki Habe, T. & Kosuge, S., 1970
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  Conus kintoki Habe, T. & Kosuge, S., 1970

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Virgiconus kintoki". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.