Biology:Conus lecourtorum

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus lecourtorum
Conus lecourtorum (MNHN-IM-2000-24257).jpeg
Shell of Conus lecourtorum (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. lecourtorum
Binomial name
Conus lecourtorum
(Lorenz, 2011)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Virroconus) lecourtorum (Lorenz, 2011)· 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. 1.0 1.1 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 links

Wikidata ☰ Q7360605 entry