Conus laueri explained

Conus laueri 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 38 mm and 74 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Persian Gulf.

References

• E. Monnier & L. Limpalaër (2013): Darioconus laueri (Gastropoda: Conidae) New Species from the Eastern Persian Gulf - Visaya Vol. 4 n°1
• Loïc Limpalaër & Eric Monnier, New informations and specimens of Darioconus laueri Monnier & Limpalaër, 2013; Xenophora Taxonomy N° 2 - Supplément au Xenophora n° 145 - Janvier 2014
• 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

• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus laueri. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723036 on 2015-10-18