Conus vappereaui

Conus vappereaui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. vappereaui
Binomial name
Conus vappereaui
Monteiro, 2009
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) vappereaui Monteiro, 2009 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus moluccensis vappereaui Monteiro, 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]

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.

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

External links

External identifiers for Conus vappereaui
WoRMS 599330


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