Conus canonicus

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

Conus canonicus
Conus canonicus
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. canonicus
Binomial name
Conus canonicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Cylinder) canonicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation Conus condensus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 Conus pyramidalis Lamarck, 1810 Conus rubescens Bonnet, 1864 Cylinder canonicus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

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 25 mm and 70 mm. The appearance of the shell is closely related to Conus textile, but it has much smaller reticulations, more completely covering the surface.^[3]

Conus canonicus

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, the tropical Indo-West Pacific and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia)