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Benthofascis lozoueti
Shell of Benthofascis lozoueti (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	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.

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.

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Distribution

This marine species is endemic to the Norfolk Ridge and found at a depth of 530 m; also off New Caledonia.

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

• Sysoev A. & Bouchet P. (2001) New and uncommon turriform gastropods (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the South-West Pacific. In: P. Bouchet & B.A. Marshall (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos, volume 22. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 185: 271–320. page(s): 290
• Tucker, J. K.; Tenorio, M. J.; Stahlschmidt, P. (2011), "The genus Benthofascis (Gastropoda: Conoidea): A revision with descriptions of new species", Zootaxa, 2796: 1, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2796.1.1

External links

• "Benthofascis lozoueti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
• Bouchet, Philippe, et al. "A quarter-century of deep-sea malacological exploration in the South and West Pacific: where do we stand? How far to go." Tropical deep-sea Benthos 25 (2008): 9-40
• Holotype at the MNHN, Paris

• Benthofascis