Conus gibsonsmithorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gibsonsmithorum. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429561 on 2015-09-24
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 46 mm. Distribution Locus typicus: Cabo de la Vela, Guajira Peninsula, Colombia.Personal comms/verification with author Petuch
North coast of South America: continental shelf.
Caribbean Sea off Colombia to Venezuela.
References
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. 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 To World Register of Marine Species Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea Gastropods.com: Gradiconus sennottorum gibsonsmithorum (var.)