Conus chiapponorum
Conus chiapponorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Subfamily: | Coninae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. chiapponorum |
Binomial name | |
Conus chiapponorum Lorenz, 2004[1] | |
Conus chiapponorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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.
References
- ↑ Lorenz. 2004. Visaya 1(2) : 19-23. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ↑ Conus chiapponorum Lorenz, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- See image at Gastropods.com http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_33090.shtml: Conus chiapponorum ; accessed : 22 January 2012]