Conus lecourtorum

Conus lecourtorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conus lecourtorum
Shell of Conus lecourtorum (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. lecourtorum
Binomial name
Conus lecourtorum
(Lorenz, 2011)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Virroconus) lecourtorum (Lorenz, 2011)ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Miliariconus lecourtorum (Lorenz, 2011)
  • Rolaniconus lecourtorum Lorenz, 2011

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus lecourtorum. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723092 on 2015-10-18
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Rolaniconus lecourtorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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