Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus bulbus | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Conus attenuatus, Conus angasi, Conus ardisiaceus, Conus boeticus, Conus ambiguus | ||
Conus bulbus, common name the onion cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 45 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola
References
Conus bulbus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA