Conus betulinus

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

Conus betulinus
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. betulinus
Binomial name
Conus betulinus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[2]
Cleobula betulina (Linnaeus, 1758) Conus (Dendroconus) betulinus Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation Conus betulinus rufoluteus Bozzetti & Ferrario, 2005 Conus betulinus var. alternans Dautzenberg, 1937 Conus betulinus var. immaculata Dautzenberg, 1906 Conus betulinus var. medusa Gmelin, 1791 Conus betulinus var. paucimaculata Dautzenberg, 1937 Conus betulinus var. plurizonata Dautzenberg, 1937 Conus betulinus var. scripta Dautzenberg, 1937 Conus betulinus var. tabulata Dautzenberg, 1937 Conus deprehendens Prelle, 2009 Conus zulu Petuch, 1979 Cucullus lacteus Röding, 1798 Cucullus medusae Röding, 1798 Cucullus tigris Röding, 1798 Dendroconus betulinus(Linnaeus, 1758) Gastridium betulinus Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 170 mm. The color of the shell is yellow orange-brown, or white, with revolving series of spots, and short lines of chocolate upon narrow white bands. The spire is radiated with chocolate. The base of the shell is strongly grooved.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off

• Aldabra^[2]
• Chagos^[2]
• Madagascar^[2]
• Mascarene Basin^[2]
• Mauritius^[2]
• Mozambique^[2]
• Seychelles^[2]
• Tanzania^[2]

Also off Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia, Philippines, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Queensland, Australia.