Conus vanvilstereni

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Conus vanvilstereni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. vanvilstereni
Binomial name
Conus vanvilstereni
(Moolenbeek & Zandbergen, 2013)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) vanvilstereni(Moolenbeek & Zandbergen, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus vanvilstereniMoolenbeek & Zandbergen, 2013

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

Contents

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 43 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Sulu Sea, Philippines

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus vanvilstereni. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746880 on 2015-12-18


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