Conus bulbus, common name the onion cone, 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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola

  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
  • Conus bulbus Reeve, L.A., 1843
  • Conus bulbus Reeve, L.A., 1843

External links

  • . Gastropods.com.