Conus barbara

Conus barbara
	Apertural view of a shell of Conus barbara
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. barbara
Binomial name
	Conus barbara; Brazier, 1898
Synonyms
	Conus (Pionoconus) barbara Brazier, 1898 · accepted, alternate representation; Pionoconus barbara (Brazier, 1898);

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.

This marine species occurs off Western Australia.

^ ^a ^b 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.

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Conus barbara

Apertural view of a shell of Conus barbara
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	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)