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The shell of Conus excelsus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Asprella tannaensis Cotton, 1945 Conus pulcherrimus Brazier, 1894 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus pulcherrimus Heilprin, 1879) Conus (Turriconus) excelsus G. B. Sowerby III, 1908 · accepted, alternate representation Kenyonia pulcherrima Brazier, 1896 Turriconus excelsus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1908) Turriconus nakayasui Shikama & Habe, 1968

Conus excelsus, commonly known as the excelsior cone or illustrious cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails.

Shell description

The shell has a very high spire, with a size varying between 28 mm and 102 mm, compared to most cone shells, and thus it is exceptionally long relative to its width. This, and its overall rarity, makes it desirable to shell collectors. Its coloration consists of orangish to yellow pattern on a white background.

Distribution

Conus excelsus is an Indo-Pacific species found principally around the Philippines, but also as north as southern Japan and as far east as New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. it also occurs off Queensland, Australia

The species is rare but not endangered.

Gallery

Conus excelsus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1908
Conus excelsus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1908

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