Conus gilvus

Conus gilvus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[2]

Conus gilvus
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. gilvus
Binomial name
Conus gilvus Reeve, 1849
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Phasmoconus) gilvus Reeve, 1849 accepted, alternate representation Phasmoconus gilvus (Reeve, 1849)

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

The epithet "gilvus" is a Latin word meaning "pale yellow".

Description

The size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 38 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and off Indonesia.