Conus lischkeanus

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

Conus lischkeanus
view of a shell of Conus lischkeanus
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. lischkeanus
Binomial name
Conus lischkeanus Weinkauff, 1875[1]
Synonyms[2]
Calamiconus lischkeanus (Weinkauff, 1875) Conus lischkeanus tropicensis Coomans & Filmer, 1985 Conus okamotoi Kuroda & Itô, 1961 Conus subroseus Röckel & Korn, 1992 Conus tropicensis Coomans & Filmer, 1985 Conus (Lividoconus) lischkeanus Weinkauff, 1875 - accepted, alternate representation Conus (Rhizoconus) okamotoi Kuroda & Itô, 1961

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 an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 75 mm. The whorls of the spire contain a shallow channel. The body whorl is smooth, striate at the base. The color of the shell is sulphur-yellow, without ornamentation except maculations on the spire. The aperture is white.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and Taiwan, Queensland, Western Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, the Kermadec Islands. There are reported finds from the Philippines and in the Indian Ocean from Natal, South Africa to the Gulf of Aden.