Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus planorbis | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Conus ebraeus, Conus sanguinolentus, Conus rattus, Conus lividus, Conus coronatus | ||
Conus planorbis, common name the planorbis cone or the ringed 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 26.1 mm and 82 mm. The whorls of the spire are striate, maculate with chestnut. The body whorl is shows beaded striae below. Sometimes the granular striae cover the entire surface.It is orange-brown or chestnut, frequently light-banded in the middle, and sometimes at the shoulder also. Its base is darker-colored.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, the Seychelles and the Mascarene Islands; in the Indo-West Pacific and Oceania; off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).