Conus lobitensis

Conus lobitensis
Shell and protoconch of Conus lobitensis (lectotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific 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
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.

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

The species was named after Lobito Bay, Angola.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

• Kaicher, S. D., 1977. Card Catalogue of World-Wide Shells, 13
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
• 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

External links

• 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