Kingdom Animalia Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Scientific name Conus magellanicus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Conus daucus, Conus granulatus, Conus attenuatus, Conus richardbinghami, Conasprella puncticulata | ||
Conus magellanicus 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.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama, Mexico, Guadeloupe and Martinique.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 26 mm. The smooth shel lshows distant revolving striae, the upper ones nearly obsolete. The spire is concavely depressed, with a raised pink apex and is somewhat tuberculate. Its color is yellowish with a band of irregular white blotches dotted and shaded with chestnut in the center, and smaller ones at the upper part and base.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 26 m.