Clade Hypsogastropoda Rank Species | ||
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Similar Conus bandanus, Conus armadillo, Conus ammiralis, Miliariconus, Conus crocatus | ||
Conus vidua, common name the vidua cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.
Contents
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 42 mm and 150 mm. This species is closely related to Conus araneosus nicobaricus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792, but the bands not so well outlined usually, and are scattered with triangular white spots upon them.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
Conus vidua Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA