Kingdom Animalia Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Scientific name Conus cinereus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Conus corallinus, Conus acutangulus, Conus asiaticus, Conus chiangi, Conus balteatus | ||
Conus cinereus, common name the sunburnt 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.
The species Conus cinereus Schröter, 1803 is a nomen dubium.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 57 mm. The shell is cylindrically ovate, with a moderate, smooth spire. The body whorl is encircled below by distant grooves. The shell is clouded with olivaceous, ashy blue and chestnut-brown, with revolving lines articulated of chestnut and white spots. The brown-stained aperture is wider at its base than at its shoulder. Conus bernardii is a color variant. The color of its shell is fulvous chestnut, with a few scattered white spots and chestnut revolving lines.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean from Japan to Indonesia.