Conus bandanus

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

Conus bandanus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus bandanus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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. bandanus
Binomial name
Conus bandanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Conus) bandanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation Conus marmoreus bandanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus nigrescens G. B. Sowerby II, 1859 Conus vidua f. mozoii Melvin & Melvin, 1980 (unavailable name: published as a form after 1960) Cucullus equestris Röding, 1798 Cucullus torquatus Röding, 1798

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 45 mm and 150 mm. The color of the shell is white or light pink-white, with chocolate or chestnut reticulations, so arranged as to expose the crowded white in rounded triangular large spots. The colored markings form two irregular bands. The aperture is white or light pink.^[3]

Distribution

This is an Indo-Pacific species, occurring of the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania.