Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus lightbourni | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
Similar Conus nodulosus, Conus richardbinghami, Conus minnamurra, Conus sanderi, Conus melvilli | ||
Conus lightbourni 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.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Bermuda.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 47.7 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 497 m. Maximum recorded depth is 497 m.
References
Conus lightbourni Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA