Clade Hypsogastropoda | Rank Species | |
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Similar Darioconus, Conus textile, Conus aulicus, Conus striatus, Conus | ||
Conus pennaceus, common name the feathered cone or the episcopal 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.
Subspecies
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 88 mm. The color of the shell varies from orange-brown to chocolate, covered by minute white spots, and overlaid by larger white triangular spots, sometimes forming bands at the shoulder, middle and base.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and Tanzania; off Thailand, Hawaii and Australia (Western Australia).
Gallery
Below are several color forms:
