Conus barbieri 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 25 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
Raybaudi Massilia, G. 1995. A new species of Conus from the Philippines. La Conchiglia 27(274):60–62, 6 figs. 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 Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
Holotype in MNHN, Paris