Conus laueri

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Conus laueri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. laueri
Binomial name
Conus laueri
(Monnier & Limpalaër, 2013)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Darioconus) laueri(Monnier & Limpalaër, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Darioconus laueriMonnier & Limpalaër, 2013 (original combination)

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

Contents

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 74 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Persian Gulf.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus laueri. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723036 on 2015-10-18