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Conus barbara

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Conus barbara
Apertural view of a shell of Conus barbara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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) barbara Brazier, 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]

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

Description

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

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Western Australia.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
  • Monnier E., Limpalaër L. & Robin A. (2013) Revision of the Pionoconus achatinus complex. Description of three new species: P. koukae n. sp. from Oman, P. arafurensis n. sp. from northern Australia and P. rouxi n. sp. from Western Australia. Xenophora Taxonomy 1: 3-39.
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  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Pionoconus barbara". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.