Kingdom Animalia Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Scientific name Conus scalaris Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Conus vittatus, Conus virgatus, Conus, Conus attenuatus, Conus sculletti | ||
Conus scalaris, common name the ladder cone, 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 marine 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 23 mm and 80 mm. The elevated spire is gradate and maculated with chestnut. The body whorl is somewhat acuminate below The shell is yellowish white with brown-chestnut longitudinal strigations, scarcely interrupted for a narrow central white band, and replaced towards the base by a few revolving rows of chestnut markings.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California to Costa Rica