Conus lohri
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Conus lohri | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus lohri Kilburn, R.N., 1972 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. lohri
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Binomial name | |
Conus lohri Kilburn, 1972
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus lohri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 80 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2015) |
Distribution
This marine species occurs from North KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa to East Africa.
References
- ^ a b Conus lohri Kilburn, 1972. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus lohri.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Darioconus pennaceus lohri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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