Conus rizali

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| taxon = Conus rizali

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| image_caption = Apertural view of shell of Conus rizali Olivera & Biggs, 2010, measuring 29.3 mm in height, trawled at 80 fms. off Aliguay Island, in the Philippines

| authority = Olivera & Biggs, 2010

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  • Conus (Turriconus) rizali Olivera & Biggs, 2010 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kurodaconus rizali (Olivera & Biggs, 2010)
  • Turriconus rizali (Olivera & Biggs, 2010)

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Conus rizali is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|467679|Conus rizali Olivera & Biggs, 2010||26 July 2011}}Biggs, J. S., Watkins, M. Showers Corneli, P. and Olivera, B. M. (2010). Defining a clade by morphological, molecular, and toxinological criteria: distinctive forms related to Conus praecellens A. Adams, 1854 (Gastropoda: Conidae). Nautilus 124: 1–19.

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.

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species is endemic to the Philippines.

References

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  • Biggs, J. S., Watkins, M. Showers Corneli, P. and Olivera, B. M. (2010). Defining a clade by morphological, molecular, and toxinological criteria: distinctive forms related to Conus praecellens A. Adams, 1854 (Gastropoda: Conidae). Nautilus 124: 1–19.
  • [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]