Conus spectrum facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Conus spectrum
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Asprella spectrum (Linnaeus, 1758) Conus felinus Link, 1807 Conus filamentosus Reeve, 1849 Conus inflatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1833 (nomen dubium) Conus stillatus Reeve, 1849 Conus verreauxii Kiener, 1846 Conus (Phasmoconus) spectrum Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation Cucullus carota Röding, 1798 Graphiconus spectrum (Linnaeus, 1758) Textilia spectrum Habe, 1964

Conus spectrum, common name the spectre 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 30 mm and 76 mm. The thin shell is cylindrically turbinated and somewhat inflated. The lower part of the body whorl shows distant revolving grooves. The color of the shell is white, variously painted with chestnut longitudinal irregular streaks, usually forming three broad series or bands.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar. It also occurs off Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and Queensland, Australia.

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  Conus spectrum Linnaeus, C., 1758

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  Conus spectrum Linnaeus, C., 1758