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'''''Conus villepinii''''' is a species of [[sea snail]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Conidae]], the [[Conus|cone snails]], cone shells or cones.<ref name="WoRMS"/>
'''''Conus villepinii''''' is a species of [[sea snail]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Conidae]], the [[Conus|cone snails]] and their allies.<ref name="WoRMS"/>


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.
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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Conus villepinii
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C. villepinii
Binomial name
Conus villepinii
Fischer & Bernardi, 1857
Synonyms[1]

Conus capricorni Van Mol, Tursch & Kempf, 1967
Conus fosteri Clench, 1942
Conus perprotractus Petuch, 1987

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

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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