Conus lobitensis
Conus lobitensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus lobitensis | |
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| Shell and protoconch of Conus lobitensis (lectotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. lobitensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus lobitensis Kaicher, 1977 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
The species was named after Lobito Bay, Angola.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus lobitensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429353 on 2015-10-21
- Kaicher, S. D., 1977. Card Catalogue of World-Wide Shells, 13
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- 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
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Varioconus lobitensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History: Conus lobitensis
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