Benthofascis lozoueti

Benthofascis lozoueti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conorbidae
Genus: Benthofascis
Species: B. lozoueti
Binomial name
Benthofascis lozoueti
Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001

Benthofascis lozoueti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conorbidae.[1]

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 length of an adult shell attains 21.5 mm, its diameter 9.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to the Norfolk Ridge and found at a depth of 530 m.

References

  1. WoRMS (2015). Benthofascis lozoueti Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433133 on 2016-07-21

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