Conus chiapponorum

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| taxon = Conus chiapponorum

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| authority = Lorenz, 2004{{WRMS source|128894|Lorenz. 2004. Visaya 1(2) : 19–23|27 March 2010}}

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Veldsman, S.G. |date=2013 |title=Conus chiapponorum |volume=2013 |page=e.T192569A2118287|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192569A2118287.en |access-date=25 April 2024}}

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  • 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)

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Conus chiapponorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|388887|Conus chiapponorum Lorenz, 2004||27 March 2010}}

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.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southern Madagascar.

References

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  • 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.