Conus lozeti

Conus lozeti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. lozeti
Binomial name
Conus lozeti
Richard, 1980
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Plicaustraconus) lozeti Richard, 1980 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Endemoconus lozeti (Richard, 1980)
  • Malagasyconus lozeti (Richard, 1980)
  • Plicaustraconus lozeti (Richard, 1980)

Conus lozeti 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 50 mm and 65 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

  1. 1 2 Conus lozeti Richard, 1980.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.


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