Conus barbara explained

Conus barbara 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.

Description

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Australia.

References

• 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.

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea

Notes and 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