Conus nobrei

Conus nobrei is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]

Conus nobrei
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus nobrei Trovão, H., 1975

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. nobrei
Binomial name
Conus nobrei
Trovão, H., 1975 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Lautoconus) nobrei Trovão, 1975 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Varioconus nobrei Trovão, H., 1975

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 12 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Angola.

References

  1. Trovão, H. F. M., 1975. Contribuição para o estudo dos Molluscos Gasterópodes da familia Conidae de Angola. Duas novas espécies de Conus Linné, 1758 de Angola (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Boletim do Centro Português de Actividades Subaquáticas, 4 (1 ): 1 -8
  2. WoRMS (2010). Conus nobrei Trovão, 1975. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225127 on 2011-07-18
  • "Varioconus nobrei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Varioconus nobrei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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