Rank Species | Clade Hypsogastropoda | |
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Similar Conus emaciatus, Conus chaldaeus, Conus eburneus, Conus figulinus, Conus imperialis | ||
Conus distans, common name the distant cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Contents
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 137 mm. The yellowish fawn-colored shell is obsoletely banded with white at the middle and upper part, sometimes the bands are not continuous, but consist of irregular oblique markings. The body whorl is encircled by obsolete impressed lines. It is stained with violet-chestnut towards the base. The low spire is convex, with rather obtuse rounded tubercles. The white interior is stained with light violet.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the tropical Indo-West Pacific and off Australia (the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).