Conus habui 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 attains 30 mm.
Distribution This marine species occurs off Okinawa, Japan and off the Philippines
References
Lan T.C. (2002) A new cone from Japan. Bulletin of Malacology [Malacological Society of Taiwan] 26: 1–4. 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
External links
The Conus Biodiversity website Gastropods.com: Asprella sulcata var. habui Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea