Clade Hypsogastropoda | Rank Species | |
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Similar Conasprella perplexa, Conus borneensis, Conus virgatus, Conus vittatus, Conus princeps | ||
Conus patricius, common name the patrician 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 an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 120 mm. The shell has a light flesh-color. The spire is gently acuminate. The earlier whorls are tuberculated. The body whorl is pyrriform. The outline is concave below, with revolving striae towards the base.
Distribution
This species is found in the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California, Western Mexico, to Ecuador and off the Galápagos Islands.
References
Conus patricius Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA