Conus legatus

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

Conus legatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus legatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. legatus
Binomial name
Conus legatus Lamarck, 1810
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Cylinder) legatus Lamarck, 1810 · accepted, alternate representation Conus musivum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 Cylinder legatus (Lamarck, 1810) Cylindrus legatus (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 22 mm and 63 mm. The shell is small and rather narrow, with strong longitudinal chocolate markings over the reticulations.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Thailand, Okinawa, Japan; off French Polynesia; in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique, Seychelles, Mauritius and Réunion; off Australia (Queensland, Western Australia).