Conus leviteni

Conus leviteni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conus leviteni
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus leviteni Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. leviteni
Binomial name
Conus leviteni
(Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Darioconus) leviteni (Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Darioconus leviteni Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 44 mm and 68 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Hawaii.

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus leviteni. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723038 on 2015-10-19
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Darioconus leviteni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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