| Conus leviteni | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus leviteni Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. leviteni |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus leviteni (Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011) | |
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Conus leviteni 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 varies between 44 mm and 68 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Hawaii.
References
- 1 2 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
Gallery
Conus leviteni Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011
Conus leviteni Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011
Conus leviteni Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Darioconus leviteni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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