Conus chiapponorum
{{short description|Species of sea snail}}
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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
| synonyms =
- 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.
External links
- [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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: 1–23]
- [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The Conus Biodiversity website]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=0|id=33090|title=Textilia chiapponorum|access-date=10 January 2019}}
- [https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/im/item/2000-9375?listIndex=1088&listCount=5785 Holotype at MNHN, Paris]
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Category:Gastropods described in 2004
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