Conus lenavati

Conus lenavati
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. lenavati
Binomial name
	Conus lenavati; da Motta & Röckel, 1982
Synonyms
	Conus (Splinoconus) lenavati da Motta & Röckel, 1982 · accepted, alternate representation; Kioconus lenavati (da Motta & Röckel, 1982);

Conus lenavati 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 38 mm and 91 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the South China Sea

References[]

^ ^a ^b Conus lenavati da Motta, 1982. 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[]

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
"Splinoconus lenavati". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus lenavati da Motta, 1982. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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