Conus lightbourni
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Conus lightbourni

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

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.

Appearance

The maximum recorded shell length is 47.7 mm.

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This marine species occurs off Bermuda.

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Minimum recorded depth is 497 m. Maximum recorded depth is 497 m.

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References

1. Conus lightbourni Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_lightbourni
2. Conus lightbourni on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192404/2088777

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