Conus exiguus

Conus exiguus, common name Cabrit's cone, is a species of sea snail: a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conus exiguus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus exiguus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. exiguus
Binomial name
Conus exiguus Lamarck, 1810
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Phasmoconus) exiguus Lamarck, 1810 accepted, alternate representation Conus bougei G. B. Sowerby III, 1907 Conus bougei var. poumensis Prigent, 1985 Conus cabritii Bernardi, 1858 Conus optimus G. B. Sowerby III, 1913 Conus plumbeus Reeve, 1844 Conus taylorianus E. A. Smith, 1880 Conus vayssetianus Crosse, 1872 Fulgiconus exiguus (Lamarck, 1810)

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 14 mm and 54 mm. The violaceous shell is more or less marbled with chestnut, and more or less granular on the body whorl. The convex spire convex is conical and tuberculated. The aperture is violaceous.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia, Samoa and Vietnam.