Conus hilli

Conus hilli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

Conus hilli
Shell of Conus hilli (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. hilli
Binomial name
Conus hilli Petuch, 1990
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) hilli Petuch, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation Purpuriconus hilli (Petuch, 1990)

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama and Guadeloupe.