Conus urashimanus
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| Conus urashimanus | |
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| Three views of a shell of Conus urashimanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. urashimanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus urashimanus Kuroda & Itô, 1961 | |
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Conus urashimanus, common name the Urashima cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1] The connection to Urashima Taro is not evident. These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 80 mm.
To reproduce, this species does not release gametes into the water. While maturing, this species does not go through a trocophore stage.
