Conus leviteni
| 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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | 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
- Jiménez-Tenorio, A Revision of the Status of Several Conoid Taxa from the Hawaiian Islands
- 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
Gallery
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Conus leviteni Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011
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Conus leviteni Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011
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Conus leviteni Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011
External links
| External identifiers for Conus leviteni | |
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| WoRMS | 723038 |
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