Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus boeticus | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Conus balteatus, Conus corallinus, Conus chiangi, Conus attenuatus, Conus eximius | ||
Conus boeticus, common name : the boeticus 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 shell size varies between 15 mm and 40 mm. The striate spire is slightly tuberculate. The body whorl is granular, striate towards the base. The color of the shell is white, marbled with chestnut or chocolate, with revolving rows of chestnut spots.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique, the Seychelles and the Mascarene Basin and in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, Indonesia, Fiji and Australia.