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{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Speciesbox
| taxon = Conus lohri
| image =Conus lohri 1.jpg
| image2 =Conus lohri 2.jpg
| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of [[gastropod shell|shell]] of ''Conus lohri'' <small>Kilburn, R.N., 1972</small>
| authority = Kilburn, 1972
| synonyms_ref = <ref name="WoRMS" />
| synonyms =
* ''Conus (Darioconus) lohri'' <small>Kilburn, 1972</small> · accepted, alternate representation
* ''Darioconus lohri'' <small>(Kilburn, 1972)</small>
| display_parents = 3
}}
'''''Conus lohri''''' is a species of [[sea snail]], a marine [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Conidae]], the [[Conus|cone snails]] and their allies.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|428190|''Conus lohri'' Kilburn, 1972||27 March 2010}}</ref>
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 40&nbsp;mm and 80&nbsp;mm.
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==Distribution==
This marine species occurs from North [[KwaZulu-Natal]], South Africa to [[East Africa]].
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) ''Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods.'' Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
* [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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==
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* [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The ''Conus'' Biodiversity website]
* [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea]
* {{Gastropods.com|key=6|id=5366|title=''Darioconus pennaceus lohri''|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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[[Category:Conus|lohri]]
[[Category:Gastropods described in 1972]]
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