Conus bulbus

Conus bulbus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus bulbus Reeve, L.A., 1843
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. bulbus
Binomial name
Conus bulbus Reeve, 1843
Synonyms
Conus (Lautoconus) bulbus Reeve, 1843 · accepted, alternate representation Varioconus bulbus (Reeve, 1843)

Conus bulbus, common name the onion cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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 15 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola

References

• Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 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: 1–23

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  Conus bulbus Reeve, L.A., 1843
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  Conus bulbus Reeve, L.A., 1843

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Varioconus bulbus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.