Rank Species | Clade Hypsogastropoda | |
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Similar Conus ammiralis, Conus, Conus arenatus, Conus aulicus, Conus marus | ||
Conus bandanus, common name the banded marble cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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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 45 mm and 150 mm. The color of the shell is white or light pink-white, with chocolate or chestnut reticulations, so arranged as to expose the crowded white in rounded triangular large spots. The colored markings form two irregular bands. The aperture is white or light pink.
Distribution
This is an Indo-Pacific species, occurring of the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania
References
Conus bandanus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA