Kingdom Animalia Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Scientific name Conus betulinus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Conus litteratus, Conus figulinus, Conus ebraeus, Conus ammiralis, Conus generalis | ||
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Conus betulinus, common name the betuline cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 170 mm. The color of the shell is yellow or orange-brown, with revolving series of spots, and short lines of chocolate upon narrow white bands. The spire is radiated with chocolate. The base of the shell is strongly grooved.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Also off Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Queensland, Australia.
References
Conus betulinus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA