Conus visagenus

Conus visagenus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus visagenusKilburn, R.N., 1974
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. visagenus
Binomial name
Conus visagenus Kilburn, 1974
Synonyms [2]
Conus (Plicaustraconus) visagenusKilburn, 1974 · accepted, alternate representation Plicaustraconus visagenus(Kilburn, 1974)

Conus visagenus, common name the Lemonsnap cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[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 17 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

1. Lorenz, F. & Morrison, H. (2025). "Conus visagenus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2025 e.T192312A251059791. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T192312A251059791.en . Retrieved 19 January 2026.
2. Conus visagenus Kilburn, 1974 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.

• Kilburn (1974), Durban Mus. Novit. 10 (6): p. 81, pl. 1, figs 1–4
• Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
• 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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC   4541476 . PMID   26300576.

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea