Conus leobottonii

Conus leobottonii
Conus leobottonii
Apertural view of Conus leobottonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Subfamily: Coninae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. leobottonii
Binomial name
Conus leobottonii
Lorenz, 2006[1]
Synonyms[2]

Pionoconus leobottonii (Lorenz, 2006)

Conus leobottonii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

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.

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 27 mm and 53 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.

References

  1. ^ Lorenz. 2006. Club Conchylia Informationen Volume: 38 Issue: 3-4 Pages: 4-9. World Register of Marine Species, accessed 27 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b Conus leobottonii Lorenz, 2006.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390070 on 28 July 2011.
  • Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
  • Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp

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