Conus cordigera

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

Conus cordigera
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cordigera Sowerby, G.B. II, 1866
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. cordigera
Binomial name
Conus cordigera G. B. Sowerby II, 1866
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Eugeniconus) cordigera G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 · accepted, alternate representation Conus bitleri da Motta, 1984 Conus nobilis bitleri da Motta, 1984 Conus nobilis cordigera G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 (original description) Eugeniconus cordigera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)

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.

Conus cordigera Sowerby, G.B. II, 1866

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 72 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Eastern Indonesia