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Conus leobrerai

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Conus leobrerai

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Rank
  
Species

Conus leobrerai

Similar
  
Conus lohri, Conus limpusi, Conus laterculatus, Conus lenavati, Conus josephinae

Conus leobrerai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

Contents

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 25 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and the Solomon Islands.

References

Conus leobrerai Wikipedia