Conus lobitensis

Conus lobitensis
Shell and protoconch of Conus lobitensis (lectotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
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[]

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

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