Conus lobitensis

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

Conus lobitensis
Shell and protoconch of Conus lobitensis (lectotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. lobitensis
Binomial name
Conus lobitensis
Kaicher, 1977
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Lautoconus) lobitensis Kaicher, 1977 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Varioconus lobitensis (Kaicher, 1977)

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

The species was named after Lobito Bay, Angola.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus lobitensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429353 on 2015-10-21
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Varioconus lobitensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History: Conus lobitensis


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