Conus lecourtorum

Conus lecourtorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. lecourtorum
Binomial name
Conus lecourtorum
(Lorenz, 2011)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Virroconus) lecourtorum (Lorenz, 2011)ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Miliariconus lecourtorum (Lorenz, 2011)
  • Rolaniconus lecourtorum Lorenz, 2011

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

The size of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius.

References

  1. 1 2 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
External identifiers for Conus lecourtorum
WoRMS 723092


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