Conus lightbourni

Conus lightbourni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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

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.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 497 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 497 m.[2]

References

1. Conus lightbourni Petuch, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Bermudaconus lightbourni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.