Conus gibsonsmithorum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. gibsonsmithorum |
Binomial name | |
Conus gibsonsmithorum Petuch, 1986 | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Conus gibsonsmithorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 46 mm.
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Locus typicus: Cabo de la Vela, Guajira Peninsula, Colombia. [2]
North coast of South America: continental shelf.
Caribbean Sea off Colombia to Venezuela.