Kingdom Animalia Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Scientific name Conus malacanus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Conus bayani, Conus monile, Conus mucronatus, Conus eximius, Conus mitratus | ||
Conus malacanus, common name the Malacca 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 size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 83 mm. The shell is channeled, concavely elevated but not reticulated. It is pink-white, with two pale yellow bands and a very few chestnut spots on the body whorl and spire. The aperture is generally rose-tinted.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in Southeast Asia and in the Bay of Bengal.
References
Conus malacanus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA