Conus lobitensis

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

Conus lobitensis
Shell and protoconch of Conus lobitensis (lectotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. lobitensis
Binomial name
Conus lobitensis Kaicher, 1977
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Lautoconus) lobitensis Kaicher, 1977 · accepted, alternate representation Varioconus lobitensis (Kaicher, 1977)

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

The species was named after Lobito Bay, Angola.

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.