Conus levistimpsoni

Conus levistimpsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. levistimpsoni
Binomial name
*Conus levistimpsoni* (Tucker, 2013)
Synonyms^[1]
Conasprelloides levistimpsoni Tucker, 2013 (original combination) Conus (Dauciconus) levistimpsoni (Tucker, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation

Conus levistimpsoni 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 attains 34 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off Florida.

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus levistimpsoni (Tucker, 2013). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723800 on 2015-06-23

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

External identifiers for Conus levistimpsoni
WoRMS	723800

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