Conus gibsonsmithorum

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

Conus gibsonsmithorum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. gibsonsmithorum
Binomial name
Conus gibsonsmithorum Petuch, 1986
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) gibsonsmithorum Petuch, 1986 · accepted, alternate representation Gradiconus gibsonsmithorum (Petuch, 1986)

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

Locus typicus: Cabo de la Vela, Guajira Peninsula, Colombia.^[2]

North coast of South America: continental shelf.

Caribbean Sea off Colombia to Venezuela.