Conus barbara

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

Conus barbara
Apertural view of a shell of Conus barbara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. barbara
Binomial name
Conus barbara
Brazier, 1898
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) barbara Brazier, 1898 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Pionoconus barbara (Brazier, 1898)

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Australia.

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References
  1. 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.
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Pionoconus barbara". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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