Conus barbara

Conus barbara is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

Conus barbara
Apertural view of a shell of Conus barbara
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. barbara
Binomial name
Conus barbara Brazier, 1898
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Pionoconus) barbara Brazier, 1898 · accepted, alternate representation Pionoconus barbara (Brazier, 1898)

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Australia.