Conus lenavati

Conus lenavati
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. lenavati
Binomial name
Conus lenavati
da Motta & Röckel, 1982
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) lenavati da Motta & Röckel, 1982 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus lenavati (da Motta & Röckel, 1982)

Conus lenavati 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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 38 mm and 91 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the South China Sea

References

  1. 1 2 Conus lenavati da Motta, 1982.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
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