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Conus vappereaui

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Conus vappereaui
Shell of Conus vappereaui (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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) 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

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The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
  • Monteiro A. (2009) A new subspecies of Conus moluccensis Küster, 1838 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Tahiti. Visaya 2(5): 88-90.
  • Rabiller M. & Richard G. , 2014. Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from offshore French Polynesia: Description of dredging from TARASOC expedition, with new records and new species. Xenophora Taxonomy 5: 26-49
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  • Puillandre, N.; Duda, T.F.; Meyer, C.; Olivera, B.M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Fulgiconus moluccensis vappereaui". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.