Conus lozeti

Conus lozeti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. lozeti
Binomial name
Conus lozeti Richard, 1980
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Plicaustraconus) lozetiRichard, 1980 · accepted, alternate representation Endemoconus lozeti(Richard, 1980) Malagasyconus lozeti(Richard, 1980) Plicaustraconus lozeti(Richard, 1980)

Conus lozeti 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 50 mm and 65 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

1. Conus lozeti Richard, 1980 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.

• Richard, G. 1980. Conus (Leptoconus) lozeti sp. nov. de l'Océan Indien et liste des types de Conidae conservés au Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Cahiers de l'Indo-Pacifique 2(1):90–100, 4 figs.
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Malagasyconus lozeti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
• Holotype at MNHN, Paris