Conus acutangulus

Conus acutangulus, common name the sharp-angled cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conus acutangulus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus acutangulus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. acutangulus
Binomial name
Conus acutangulus Lamarck, 1810
Synonyms[2]
Conus gemmulatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1870 Conus turriculatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1866 Conus wilmeri G. B. Sowerby III, 1882 Conus (Turriconus) acutangulus Lamarck, 1810 · accepted, alternate representation Turriconus acutangulus (Lamarck, 1810)

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 13 mm and 46 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the tropical Indo-West Pacific; off Queensland, Australia.