Conus grangeri

Conus grangeri, common name Granger's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conus grangeri
Original drawing with an apertural view of Conus grangeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. grangeri
Binomial name
Conus grangeri G. B. Sowerby III, 1900
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Asprella) grangeri G. B. Sowerby III, 1900 · accepted, alternate representation Conus batheon Sturany, 1904 Phasmoconus grangeri (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)

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 length of their seashell varies between 31 mm and 75 mm. The diameter measures around 22 mm. The shell is elongated in shape, whitish and broadly banded with yellow. The aperture is moderately wide and white.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off Sri Lanka and the Western Pacific; off the Philippines and Australia (the Northern Territory)