Conus vexillum

Conus vexillum
Rhizoconus vexillum
Rhizoconus vexillum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Subfamily: Coninae
Genus: Rhizoconus
Species: R. vexillum
Binomial name
Rhizoconus vexillum
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]

Rhizoconus robillardi Bernardi, 1858

Rhizoconus vexillum, common name the vexillum cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Conus vexillum Gmelin, 1791.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215516 on 27 March 2010.

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