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Conus chiapponorum

Conus chiapponorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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Conus chiapponorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. chiapponorum
Binomial name
Conus chiapponorum
Lorenz, 20042
Synonyms3
  • Conus (Textilia) chiapponorum Lorenz, 2004 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus (Textilia) lucasi (Bozzetti, 2010)
  • Conus lucasi (Bozzetti, 2010)
  • Textilia chiapponorum (Lorenz, 2004)
  • Textilia lucasi Bozzetti, 2010
  • Textilia lucasi f. albina Bozzetti, 2011 (unavailable infrasubspecific name)

Conus chiapponorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.3

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 varies between 18 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southern Madagascar.

References

References

  • Lorenz F. (2004) Two new species of Conidae from Southern Madagascar. Visaya 1(2): 19–23.
  • Bozzetti L. (2010) Two new species of Conidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) from Southern Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 68: 3-5.
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