Conus barbara

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Conus barbara
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Apertural view of a shell of Conus barbara
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. barbara
Binomial name
Conus barbara
Brazier, 1898
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) barbaraBrazier, 1898 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Pionoconus barbara(Brazier, 1898)

Conus barbara is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1]

Contents

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Australia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus barbara Brazier, 1898. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429319 on 2015-10-24