Conus levistimpsoni
| Conus levistimpsoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. levistimpsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus levistimpsoni (Tucker, 2013) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus levistimpsoni 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 34 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off Florida.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus levistimpsoni (Tucker, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723800 on 2015-06-23
External links
| External identifiers for Conus levistimpsoni | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 723800 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Conasprelloides levistimpsoni
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