Conus vappereaui

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Conus vappereaui
Conus vappereaui (MNHN-IM-2012-38012).jpeg
Shell of Conus vappereaui (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. vappereaui
Binomial name
Conus vappereaui
Monteiro, 2009
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) vappereauiMonteiro, 2009 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus moluccensis vappereauiMonteiro, 2009 (original combination)
  • Fulgiconus vappereaui(Monteiro, 2009)
  • Phasmoconus vappereaui(Monteiro, 2009)

Conus vappereaui 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 varies between 40 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Tahiti and Tuamotu.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus vappereaui. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599330 on 2015-12-18


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