Conus vezzaroi

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Conus vezzaroi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. vezzaroi
Binomial name
Conus vezzaroi
(Cossignani, 2016)
Synonyms [1]

Conus (Pioconus) vezzaroiCossignani, 2016 (original combination)

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

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 70 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Conus vezzaroi (Cossignani, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=925485 on 2018-03-22