Conus_rizali

<i>Conus rizali</i>

Conus rizali

Species of sea snail

Conus rizali is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

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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.

Conus rizali Biggs, J.S., M. & B.M. Olivera, 2010

Description

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

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to the Philippines.

References

  1. [1]
    Conus rizali Olivera & Biggs, 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 2011.
  2. [2]
    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.
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