Conus levis

Conus levis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. levis
Binomial name
Conus levis
(Bozzetti, 2012)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Pseudolilliconus) levis (Bozzetti, 2012) ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Pseudolilliconus levis Bozzetti, 2012 (original combination)

Conus levis 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 9 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southern Madagascar.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus levis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723958 on 2015-10-19
External identifiers for Conus levis
WoRMS 723958


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