Conus maculiferus

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

Conus maculiferus
Drawing of a shell of Conus maculiferus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. maculiferus
Binomial name
Conus maculiferus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) maculiferus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · accepted, alternate representation Purpuriconus maculiferus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 30 mm. The shell is wide, with a short spire and slightly coronate. Its color is yellowish white with two revolving series of irregular longitudinal chestnut markings, which are sometimes partially connected one with another in each series.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea.