Conus nobrei

Conus nobrei
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus nobrei Trovão, H., 1975
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. nobrei
Binomial name
Conus nobrei
Trovão, H., 1975 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Lautoconus) nobrei Trovão, 1975 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Varioconus nobrei Trovão, H., 1975

Conus nobrei is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]

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 12 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Angola.

External links

References

  1. Trovão, H. F. M., 1975. Contribuição para o estudo dos Molluscos Gasterópodes da familia Conidae de Angola. Duas novas espécies de Conus Linné, 1758 de Angola (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Boletim do Centro Português de Actividades Subaquáticas, 4 (1 ): 1 -8
  2. 1 2 WoRMS (2010). Conus nobrei Trovão, 1975. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225127 on 2011-07-18
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