Conus barbara
Appearance
Conus barbara | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Conus barbara | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. barbara
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Binomial name | |
Conus barbara Brazier, 1898
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 40 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Western Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus barbara.
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Pionoconus barbara". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.