Conus lecourtorum
Appearance
Conus lecourtorum | |
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Shell of Conus lecourtorum (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. lecourtorum
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Binomial name | |
Conus lecourtorum (Lorenz, 2011)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus lecourtorum 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 attains 16 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus lecourtorum. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723092 on 2015-10-18
- Lorenz F. (2011) A new species of Rolaniconus from the western Indian Ocean (Gastropoda: Conidae). Schriften zur Malakozoologie 26: 37-40.
- 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]- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Rolaniconus lecourtorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.