Conus nobrei

Conus nobrei is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[3]

Conus nobrei
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus nobrei Trovão, H., 1975
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. nobrei
Binomial name
Conus nobrei Trovão, H., 1975[2]
Synonyms[3]
Conus (Lautoconus) nobrei Trovão, 1975 · accepted, alternate representation Varioconus nobrei Trovão, H., 1975

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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Angola.