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Conus lobitensis

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Conus lobitensis
Shell and protoconch of Conus lobitensis (lectotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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. lobitensis
Binomial name
Conus lobitensis
Kaicher, 1977
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Lautoconus) lobitensis Kaicher, 1977 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Varioconus lobitensis (Kaicher, 1977)

Conus lobitensis 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.

The species was named after Lobito Bay, Angola.

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
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  • 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