Conus boeticus

Conus boeticus, common name the boeticus cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[3][4][5][6]

Conus boeticus
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. boeticus
Binomial name
Conus boeticus Reeve, 1844[2]
Synonyms[3]
Conus (Splinoconus) boeticus Reeve, 1844 accepted, alternate representation Conus cerinus Reeve, 1848 Conus fultoni G. B. Sowerby III, 1887 Conus lachrymosus Reeve, 1849 Conus meleus G. B. Sowerby III, 1913 Conus montillai Röckel, 1985 Conus nitidus Reeve, 1844 Conus rivularis Reeve, 1849 Conus ruppellii Reeve, 1848 Nitidoconus boeticus (Reeve, 1844) Nitidoconus montillai (Röckel, 1985) Rolaniconus boeticus (Reeve, 1844) Rolaniconus boeticus boeticus Reeve, 1844

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 shell size varies between 15 mm and 40 mm. The striate spire is slightly tuberculate. The body whorl is granular, striate towards the base. The color of the shell is white, marbled with chestnut or chocolate, with revolving rows of chestnut spots.^[7]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique, the Seychelles and the Mascarene Basin and in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, Indonesia, Fiji and Australia.