Conus levis
Conus levis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus levis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. levis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus levis (Bozzetti, 2012) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 12 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Southern Madagascar.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus levis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723958 on 2015-10-19
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Pseudolilliconus levis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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