Superfamily Conoidea Subfamily Coninae Rank Species | Genus Conus | |
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Similar Columbella rustica, Vexillum ebenus, Pisania striata, Galeodea rugosa, Euthria cornea | ||
Conus ventricosus mediterraneus is a subspecies 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 13 mm and 63 mm. The color of the shell is yellowish brown, pink-brown or olivaceous ; sometimes chocolate-brown, very closely nebulously spotted and reticulated ; and sometimes interrupted-lined with chestnut, with a narrow, light band below the middle. The elevated spire is rudely gradate and maculated. The interior of the shell is light chocolate, with a light band.
Distribution
This subspecies occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean off Senegal.