Conus laueri
| Conus laueri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. laueri
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus laueri (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2013)
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Conus laueri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 38 mm and 74 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Persian Gulf.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus laueri. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723036 on 2015-10-18
- E. Monnier & L. Limpalaër (2013): Darioconus laueri (Gastropoda: Conidae) New Species from the Eastern Persian Gulf - Visaya Vol. 4 n°1
- Loïc Limpalaër & Eric Monnier, New informations and specimens of Darioconus laueri Monnier & Limpalaër, 2013; Xenophora Taxonomy N° 2 - Supplément au Xenophora n° 145 - Janvier 2014
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
External links
[edit]- World Register of Marine Species
- "Darioconus laueri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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