Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda | |
Conus gibsonsmithorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 46 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia to Venezuela.
References
Conus gibsonsmithorum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA