Conus buxeus

Conus buxeus, common name the fig cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conus buxeus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus buxeus (Roeding, 1798)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. buxeus
Binomial name
Conus buxeus (Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dendroconus) buxeus (Röding, 1798) · accepted, alternate representation Conus buxeus buxeus (Röding, 1798) Cucullus buxeus Röding, 1798 Dendroconus buxeus (Röding, 1798) Dendroconus buxeus buxeus (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.

There is one subspecies : Conus buxeus loroisii Kiener, 1845 (synonyms : Conus agrestis Mörch, 1850; Conus figulinus var. insignis Dautzenberg, 1937; Conus huberorum da Motta, 1989; Dendroconus loroisii insignis (f) Dautzenberg, 1937)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 135 mm.

Conus buxeus loroisii

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.