Conus vanvilstereni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus vanvilstereni. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746880 on 2015-12-18
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
Description
The size of the shell attains 43 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs in the Sulu Sea, Philippines.
References
Bibliography Robert Moolenbeek and Arnold Zandbergen, Kioconus vanvilstereni, a new species from the Philippines (Gastropoda: Conidae); Miscellanea Malacologia 6(3)
External links To World Register of Marine Species Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea