Conus frigidus

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

Conus frigidus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus frigidus Reeve, L.A., 1848
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. frigidus
Binomial name
Conus frigidus Reeve, 1848
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Virgiconus) frigidus Reeve, 1848 accepted, alternate representation Conus maltzanianus Weinkauff, 1873 Virgiconus frigidus (Reeve, 1848)

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

Shell size 20-25 mm. The color of the shell pale straw-color, violaceous at the base and the apex. The spire is three-grooved and shows revolving striae on the lower part of the body whorl, which become granulose towards the base.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off East Africa; in the Pacific Ocean and off Australia (the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia)