Conus laueri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.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
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 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