Conus armadillo

Conus armadillo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conus armadillo
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus armadillo Shikama, T., 1971
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. armadillo
Binomial name
Conus armadillo Shikama, 1971
Synonyms[2]
Asprella armadillo (Shikama, 1971) Conus (Phasmoconus) armadillo Shikama, 1971· accepted, alternate representation Graphiconus armadillo (Shikama, 1971)

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.

The subspecies Conus armadillo gabryae L. Raybaudi, 1989 is a synonym of Conus gabryae Röckel & Korn, 1992 in turn a synonym of Conus australis Holten, 1802

Description

The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 79 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan, the Philippines; Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea and the Loyalty Islands.