Conus rizali

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

Conus rizali
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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. rizali
Binomial name
Conus rizali
Olivera & Biggs, 2010
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Turriconus) rizali Olivera & Biggs, 2010 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kurodaconus rizali (Olivera & Biggs, 2010)
  • Turriconus rizali (Olivera & Biggs, 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.

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. Conus rizali Olivera & Biggs, 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 2011.
  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.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Kurodaconus rizali". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea


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