Conus vezzaroi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus vezzaroi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. vezzaroi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus vezzaroi (Cossignani, 2016)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus (Pioconus) vezzaroi Cossignani, 2016 (original combination) | |
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 70 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species of cone snail occurs off the Philippines.
References
edit- ^ a b 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
- Cossignani T. (2016). Pionoconus vezzaroi (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) nuova specie dalle Filippine. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 93: 28