Kingdom Animalia Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Scientific name Conus zonatus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Conus striatellus, Conus, Conus taeniatus, Conus chiangi, Conus vittatus | ||
Conus zonatus, common name the zoned 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 35 mm and 88 mm. The ground color of the shell is purple ash, with narrow chestnut revolving lines and white spots, the latter frequently irregularly coalescing.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Seychelles, in the Mascarene Bassin, and off India, Thailand and Sumatra.
References
Conus zonatus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA